US EditionBeyond limits: Croatian freediver's breathtaking record
Vitomir Maricic held his breath for 29 minutes and 3 seconds, breaking the Guinness World Record by nearly five minutes, showcasing extreme human endurance in freediving.
- On June 14, 2025, Vitomir Maricic set a new Guinness World Record for the longest breath-hold underwater, surfacing in a small hotel pool in Opatija, Croatia after breaking the prior mark.
- Growing up on Croatia's coast, Vitomir Maricic began competitive freediving years ago and now heads the Croatian branch of AIDA while serving as a Sea Shepherd ambassador.
- Maricic prepared by inhaling pure oxygen deeply for 10 minutes before the attempt and endured spasming pain face down in the small hotel pool in Opatija, later recovering from brief intestinal bleeding and a massive headache soon.
- Specialists in hyperbaric medicine noted Vitomir Maricic's record could open new possibilities for breath-hold science, while Igor Barkovic, pulmonologist, called it 'something completely unknown to modern medicine.'
- Soon, Vitomir Maricic is eyeing another record attempt while denying misconduct accusations from a rival governing body and maintaining he has never failed a doping test.
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Beyond limits: Croatian freediver’s breathtaking record
For almost 30 minutes, Vitomir Maricic didn't take a breath. Face down in a pool, surrounded by anxious onlookers, the Croatian freediver fought spasming pain to redefine what doctors thought was possible. When he finally surfaced, he had smashed the previous Guinness World Record for the longest breath-hold underwater by nearly five minutes. But even
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Beyond limits: Croatian freediver's breathtaking record
For almost 30 minutes, Vitomir Maricic didn't take a breath. Face down in a pool, surrounded by anxious onlookers, the Croatian freediver fought spasming pain to redefine what doctors thought was possible.
The Croatian swimmer, Victor Marišić, destroyed the world record in the Guinness Encyclopaedia for the longest period of underwater breathing, reaching 29 minutes and 3 seconds without breathing. He said: "I suffered from intestinal haemorrhage and severe headaches, which cannot be underestimated physically."
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