Herbert Nitsch

Austrian Herbert Nitsch is the current freediving world record holder and the Deepest Man on Earth. This prestigious title was given to him when he then set the world record for freediving at an incredible depth of 214 meters or 702 feet in 2007 in the No Limit discipline. He surpassed this world record with a No Limit dive to 253.2 m or 830.8 ft in 2012. Herbert Nitsch can hold his breath for more than 9 minutes and has set a total of 33 world records. 32 of these are in all of the 8 recognized freediving disciplines - unrivaled achievements in the freediving history. He has set an additional world record in the traditional Greek freediving discipline Skandalopetra.