He was the first person to dive further than 200 meters – exactly 202 – into the sea off the coast of Mexico on a mouthful of air.
The previous world record was 177 meters and was set in 2016.
Stig Severinsen has tried – and has succeeded – to break the record to draw attention to taking into account nature and the well – being of the planet, he says in a press release.
– I have long been looking for an opportunity to strike a blow for our planet and remind us how we should treat it.
– The place where the dive took place in Mexico, belongs to one of the world’s most unique and beautiful coastal areas. Like many other places, it is threatened by plastic and the human lifestyle in general, he says.
Stig Severinsen has previously held his breath under water for over 20 minutes, and it was also a record.
He is a trained biologist and has a PhD. in medicine and has published several books on, among other things, respiration.
– My message is that the globe is a great place and that the body together with the brain can achieve the most incredible things. Rather than allow ourselves to be paralyzed by fear, we must continue the journey of man.
– But it must be done in covenant with nature – not against it. When we forget the fear and choose the action, we ourselves are masters of our destiny, he says in the press release.
Stig Severinsen’s 202-meter dive is registered by the organization behind Guinness World Records, just as it was recorded on video.
Source: The Nordic Page