The science behind a freediver’s 29-minute breath hold world record
- Written by Theresa Larkin, Associate Professor of Medical Sciences, University of Wollongong
Croatian freediver Vitomir Maričić.Facebook.com @molchanovs, Instagram.com @maverick2go, Facebook.com @Vitomir Maričić, CC BYMost of us can hold our breath for between 30 and 90 seconds.
A few minutes without oxygen can be fatal, so we have an involuntary reflex to breathe.
But freediver Vitomir Maričić recently held...
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