New World Record Static Apnea

On January 7, 2012 in Belgrade, Branko Petrovic did a  12 min and 11 secbreath hold – a new world record at nearly a quarter of an hour! Petrovic increased amazingly on the previous time of 10 minutes and 23 seconds achieved at Submania Cup in Zagreb, November 2011.

Petrovic hopes that this achievement “will help [him] to get some sponsors so [he] can do well in some other disciplines”.

These are the current Australian Freediving records, how do you measure up?

Australia Men - Constant Weight

Record: 106m      Diver: Walter Steyn             Date: 16 April 2011

Australia Women - Constant Weight

Record: 50m         Diver: Alana Caskey Wells  Date: 20 May 2010

Australia Men - Dynamic Apnea

Record: 215m      Diver: Walter Steyn             Date: 15 August 2009

Australia Women - Dynamic Apnea

Record: 125m      Diver: Jody Fisher                Date: 27 Feb 2011

Australia Men - Static Apnea

Record: 8:01min       Diver: Walter Steyn             Date: 6 May 2011

Australia Women - Static Apnea

Record: 5:27 min Diver: Alana Caskey Wells  Date: 25 May 2010

Australia Men - Dynamic Apnea - No fins

Record: 175m      Diver: Walter Steyn             Date: 14 Aug 2008

Australia Women - Dynamic Apnea - No fins

Record: 132m      Diver: Jody Fisher                Date: 27 Feb 2011

Australia Men - Constant Weight - No fins

Record: 74m         Diver: Walter Steyn             Date: 14 April 2011

Australia Women - Constant Weight - No fins

Record: 30m         Diver: Jasmine BAstow        Date: 7 Sep 2009

Australia Men - Free Imersion

Record: 82m         Diver: Walter Steyn             Date: 18 Apr 2010

Australia Women - Free Imersion

Record: 44m         Diver: Jody Fisher                Date: 1 May 2011

Constant Weight = depth dive with fins, no change in ballast

Static Apnea = breathold lying still in a pool

Dynamic Apnea = distance covered underwater in a pool