June 1, 2007 – A Dive of Great Proportions – © Fred Buyle Preparation before a record dive – © Grant Graves Highlight: Diving the Arch at Dahab’s Blue Hole, Egypt
June 1, 2007 – William Winram as he is about to enter the Arch at a near 60 meters below the surface, facing another 30 meters of swimming at that depth through the naturally-occurring passage and, when on the other side of the Arch, another 60 meters to swim back to the surface.
All this on a single breath of air, no fins, on his own power, breaststroke style. This was the first time this was ever attempted. DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS ON A WHIM. Years of training and preparation go into making a dive like this one.
The photographer Fred Buyle is also on a breath-hold making this surely the deepest photo ever taken on a single breath of air.
Awards & Records
Date:
December 11, 2023
Location:
Sharm el Sheikh, EGY | World record event
Discipline:
Variable Weight No-fins: 140m
Type of record:
World record
Date:
December 2, 2023
Location:
Sharm el Sheikh, EGY | World record event
Discipline:
Variable Weight No-fins: 136m
Type of record:
World record
Date:
August 08, 2023
Location:
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | Aida Freediving World CUP 2023 – August Event
Discipline:
Constant Weight with bi-fins: 91m
Type of record:
NR (Canada)
Date:
October 23, 2022
Location:
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | AIDA Freediving World Cup October Edition 2022
Discipline:
Constant Weight with bi-fins: 90m
Type of record:
NR (Canada)
Date:
May 19, 2019
Location:
Montreux, CHE | Swiss Indoor National Championships
Discipline:
Dynamic (bi-fins): 160m
Type of record:
NR (Canada), CR (North America), Pan-Am.
Date:
September 3, 2013
Location:
Sharm el Sheikh, EGY | World record event
Discipline:
Variable Weight: 145m
Type of record:
World record
Date:
April 16, 2011
Location:
Sharm El Sheikh, EGY | Sweet & Salty
Discipline:
Dynamic apnea without fins: 175m
Type of record:
NR (Canada), CR (North America), Pan-Am.
Date:
June 15, 2010
Location:
Kalamata, GRE | 3rd Med. World Cup
Discipline:
Free immersion: 97m
Type of record:
NR (Canada), CR (North America)
Date:
April 22, 2010
Location:
Dean’s Blue Hole, BAH | Vertical Blue
Discipline:
Free immersion: 96m
Type of record:
NR (Canada), CR (North America)
Date:
December 3, 2009
Location:
Long Island, BAH | World Championships
Discipline:
Constant weight without fins: 86m
Type of record:
NR (Canada), CR (North America), Pan-Am.
Date:
November 28, 2009
Location:
Long Island, BAH | World Championships
Discipline:
Constant weight without fins: 80m
Type of record:
NR (Canada), CR (North America), Pan-Am.
Date:
April 25, 2009
Location:
Montreal, CAN | AIDA Canada National Champ.
Discipline:
Dynamic apnea without fins: 156m
Type of record:
NR (Canada), CR (North America), Pan-Am.
Date:
April 11, 2009
Location:
Dean’s Blue Hole, BAH | Vertical Blue
Discipline:
Free Immersion: 90m
Type of record:
NR (Canada), CR (North America)
Date:
April 2, 2009
Location:
Dean’s Blue Hole, BAH | Vertical Blue
Discipline:
Free Immersion: 85m
Type of record:
NR (Canada), CR (North America)
Date:
November 23, 2008
Location:
Eindhoven, NED | 4th Dutch Apnea Open
Discipline:
Dynamic apnea: 205m
Type of record:
NR (Canada), CR (North America), Pan-Am.
Date:
November 22, 2008
Location:
Eindhoven, NED – DNF Record Relay
Discipline:
Dynamic apnea without fins: 154m
Type of record:
NR (Canada), CR (North America), Pan-Am.
Date:
September 12, 2007
Location:
Dahab, EGY | 1st Annual Thermocline-Free
Discipline:
Constant Weight without Fins: 76m
Type of record:
NR (Canada), CR (North America), Pan-American
Date:
July 5, 2007
Location:
Maribor, SLO | Indoor WC 2007 – finals
Discipline:
Dynamic apnea: 203m
Type of record:
NR (Canada), CR (North America), Pan-Am.
Date:
July 4, 2007
Location:
Maribor, SLO | Indoor WC 2007 – qualifiers
Discipline:
Dynamic apnea: 193m
Type of record:
NR (Canada), CR (North America), Pan-Am.
Date:
June 24, 2007
Location:
Marseille, FRA | Coupe des Calanques
Discipline:
Dynamic apnea: 185m
Type of record:
NR (Canada), CR (North America), Pan-Am.
Date:
March 3, 2007
Location:
Maribor, SLO | MAD Cup
Discipline:
Dynamic apnea: 179m
Type of record:
NR (Canada), CR (North America), Pan-Am.
Date:
December 11, 2006
Location:
Hurghada, EGY | WC 2006
Discipline:
Dynamic apnea: 174m
Type of record:
NR (Canada), CR (North America), Pan-Am.
Date:
December 7, 2006
Location:
Hurghada, EGY | WC 2006
Discipline:
Constant weight: 84m
Type of record:
NR (Canada), CR (North America)
Date:
October 21, 2006
Location:
Wiesbaden, GER | Rhein-Main Cup
Discipline:
Dynamic apnea without fins: 139m
Type of record:
NR (Canada), CR (North America), Pan-Am.
Date:
August 27, 2006
Location:
Okinawa, JAP | Okinawa Invitational
Discipline:
Constant weight without fins: 66m
Type of record:
NR (Canada), CR (North America), Pan-American
Date:
July 1, 2006
Location:
Marseille, FRA | Coupe des Calanques
Discipline:
Dynamic apnea: 159m
Type of record:
NR (Canada), CR (North America), Pan-Am.
Date:
June 5, 2006
Location:
Dahab, EGY – Triple Depth Challenge
Discipline:
Constant weight without fins: 60m
Type of record:
NR (Canada), CR (North America), Pan-Am.
Date:
June 3, 2006
Location:
Dahab, EGY | Triple Depth Challenge
Discipline:
Free Immersion: 74m
Type of record:
NR (Canada), CR (North America)
Date:
August 27, 2005
Location:
Renens, CHE | Pool WC – fin. heat op.
Discipline:
Dynamic apnea without fins: 116m
Type of record:
NR (Canada), CR (North America), Pan-Am.
Date:
August 27, 2005
Location:
Renens, CHE | Pool WC – qual. heat
Discipline:
Dynamic apnea without fins: 114m
Type of record:
NR (Canada), CR (North America), Pan-Am.
