Hungary’s Fatima Korok set a new freediving world record on Tuesday, diving to a depth of 102 metres in the Bahamas.
Korok went down to 102 metres in 1 minute 52 seconds and came back to the surface in nearly 2 minutes, spending a total of 3 minutes 47 seconds underwater with a single breath.
Her dive is shown in the video at 2:51:30:
24.hu reports that free-diving has strict rules, and the result is only valid if the athlete completes each of the following steps within 15 seconds of surfacing: removing their nose clip, gesturing that they are OK, and repeating in English that they are OK. Then competitors must display the tag indicating the depth they have reached. It is only then that the judge determines whether the dive was successful or not.
"I enjoyed the dive, I felt I had everything under control. Actually, my dive was five seconds faster than I expected. I'm proud of myself. I know my time seems a little bit long, but that's my style, that's how I dive. I would like to thank my sponsor and my family for their support. Mom, Dad, I did it! And thank you to everyone who cheered me on. It's a huge thing, I'm about to cry," she said after setting the new world record. The interview can be heard on video from 3:28:05.
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