Budimir Šobat set a world record by holding his breath underwater for 24 minutes and 37 seconds. According to Outside Online, ...

He shattered the previous world record by over five minutes — now Croatian athlete Vitomir Maričić shares the details of his ...

For almost 30 minutes, Vitomir Maricic didn't take a breath. Face down in a pool, surrounded by anxious onlookers, the ...

Take, for instance, Croatian freediver Budimir Šobat. On March 27, 2021, Šobat held his breath underwater for an astounding 24 minutes and 37 seconds—a feat that was only possible thanks to minutes of ...

Breath-hold diving elicits a remarkable suite of physiological responses that enable humans to withstand extreme hypoxic conditions. At the core of these adaptations is the diving response, which ...