Budimir Buda Šobat, a 54-year-old man from Croatia, managed to set a new world record for the longest time breath held underwater, after spending 24 minutes and 33 seconds underwater without coming up for air.

The incredible feat was achieved in a swimming pool, in the town of Sisak, under the supervision of doctors, reporters and supporters, and saw the 54-year-old diver push his body to the limit. After spending a few minutes hyperventilating on pure oxygen, to increase body oxygenation, Šobat spent close to half an hour face down in the pool, without coming up for air.

It sounds like an impossible achievement for a mere mortal, but for the Croatian daredevil it’s the crowning achievement of years of training and conditioning.

A few years ago, Budimir gave up on his passion, bodybuilding, and embraced static diving, soon becoming one of the world’s top 10 static divers. He managed to break the 24-minute barrier three years ago, but this weekend he broke his own Guinness Record (24:11), by spending an insane 24 minutes and 33 seconds underwater.

The current world record for static apnea, a discipline that requires that the respiratory tract be immersed, with the body either in the water or at the surface, sits at 11 minutes and 54 seconds. It was set in 2014 by Branko Petrovic, in Dubai. However, that is the unaided version of the challenge, whereas Šobat’s is a different variation where divers are allowed to breathe pure oxygen for up to 30 minutes prior to the attempt, to increase body oxygenation.

Although the pure oxygen clearly makes a huge difference, as evidenced by the time difference between the two records, 24 minutes and a half is still an insanely long time to spend underwater without coming up for air. It requires years of preparation and training the body to pump oxygenated blood at a very slow rate through the body, as we as to retain oxygen for long periods of time.

Even with the help of pure oxygen preparation, static apnea comes with serious risk for the body, especially the brain, which is deprived of normal levels of oxygen. After about 18 minutes, Šobat starts experiencing involuntary contractions, muscle spasms due to the lack of oxygen, so the 54-year focuses on them and counts them, as a way of retaining consciousness.

Budimir Buda Šobat has always been inspired to push the limits of what is considered physically possible by his 20-year-old daughter, Saša, who has been battling cerebral palsy, autism and epilepsy since childhood. His attempt also had a humanitarian aspect, as it helped raise funds for the children of Sisak, an area severely affected by the powerful earthquake that rocked Croatia in December of 2020.

Source: https://www.odditycentral.com/news/54-year-old-man-holds-his-breath-for-over-24-minutes-sets-new-world-record.html

Impressive

He hasn’t seen Ijaw people

What is 24 minutes ?

We are talking about 24days , he is celebrating 24 minutes


I HOPE I MADE SENSE

This man deserves ballandio'r... oh, sorry, i mean waterdio'r

Mokason288:
He hasn’t seen Ijaw people

What is 24 minutes ?

We are talking about 24days , he is celebrating 24 minutes


I HOPE I MADE SENSE

Oga, This is not WILBERFORCE ISLAND water... Why dem no represent NIGERIA for OLYMPICS in swimming... Everyone of us Na Ronaldo for street soccer but wait make dem allow you run on a standard pitch for 20mins, Na u go dey beg make dem substitute you..

Mokason288:
He hasn’t seen Ijaw people

What is 24 minutes ?

We are talking about 24days , he is celebrating 24 minutes


I HOPE I MADE SENSE

Lool
I wanted to say this. I be ijaw boy, so I know what you are saying. An average ijaw kid can stay inside water for over an hour.

TheCalculator:

Staying underwater in one thing, holding one's breath while underwater is another

I doubt they can pull this

What are you saying now??. Is it possible to stay inside water without someone holding his breath??. Or you are saying boiz in the creeks have access to use scuba sets??. Lol

This is no mean feat! Acknowledge it and move on.
Ijaw this and that. Ijaw no like world record?

Wow! Incredible. I can't stay underwater for more than two minutes.

wooooooow
Real Life Aquaman

Is he a crocodile? I can only hold my breath for 24 seconds.

It may not be all Ijaw people, but I’ve heard about an Ijaw guy that stays under water for more than 45mins..

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Well that's nice since it's a Guinness record......
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Nice one but I no go try am....E get why

Just 24 mins una dey shout upandan

If the Ijaw people are that good y’all should provide a living proof , nigeria would have been dominating in the aquatics

I knew it would be a lepa white man and not a black pot belly man wey like food ,na die be that one.well I can hold 3 in dem holsters.

Mokason288:
He hasn’t seen Ijaw people

What is 24 minutes ?

We are talking about 24days , he is celebrating 24 minutes


I HOPE I MADE SENSE

Are you for real? A friend from that region once told me a story about how he once survived a boat accident and was left in the water till the following day he got picked up. I didn't believe him.

Apc and lies

Can Any Afonja Ever Do This

Ijaw people talking above me should calm down

If e easy, run am

Oyinbo and wahala,it means nothing here

Maybe he has invisible gills or air sacs