Have You Seen This? Ice diver reclaims world report 36 hours after it was damaged

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UNDER THE ICE — Give it some thought. How lengthy may you realistically maintain your breath underneath water?

Now, take into consideration how that quantity would change if you happen to have been plunged into freezing chilly waters and swimming underneath a layer of ice. It most likely goes down fairly a bit.

That’s the actuality of what Croatian ice diver Valentina Cafolla does each time she enters the water to compete.

On Friday, Cafolla took again her Guinness World File for the deepest ice dive simply 36 hours after it was damaged by diving into the Lago di Anterselva within the Italian Alps, braving a water temperature of simply 37 levels.

In keeping with Reuters, she dove to a depth of 459 toes with a single breath and a single fin, slowing her heartbeat all the way down to 50 beats per minute within the course of.

“I am feeling actually good. I am actually glad that every one my effort paid off,” Cafolla stated after the dive.

Reuters stated that Cafolla plans to compete on the Freediving World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, in July.