When a free diver from New Zealand broke one of the sport’s most-prized world records on Saturday, plunging 122 meters beneath the ocean’s surface, fans were awe-struck by the new apogee of human endurance. But the mark was to be short-lived.
On Monday, the same diver, William Trubridge, broke it again.
This time, he added another two meters, descending a whopping 124 meters (about 407 feet) while holding a single breath for 4 minutes 34 seconds.
“He is the king of free diving,” said Dana Beck, a New York-based instructor who has trained with Trubridge. “The guy completely lives, eats sleeps free diving.