William Trubridge - Dec 12th 2010 - 100m World Record CNF Freedive - Surfacing Video

Watch this historic surfacing video of William Trubridge setting a new world recording in Freediving... Video Copyright 2010 - William Trubridge.

On December 12, 2010, at 11:43am local time in the Bahamas, New Zealander William Trubridge dove 100 meters into Dean's Blue Hole on Long Island with a single breath of air and only his hands and feet to propel him down and up. This historic depth, also known as one hectometer, was first reached in 1980 (the year of Trubridge's birth) by Jacques Mayol, famous for being portrayed in the movie "The Big Blue." However Mayol used a weighted sled to descend and an inflated lift bag to return to the surface. Trubridge wore no weight for his attempt (just an Orca wetsuit), and swam underwater breaststroke next to a descent line, which he could use as a guide only. At 100 meters he collected a tag as proof of depth (the depth is also validated by a Suunto depth gauge he wears on his wrist), before swimming back to the surface. It was William's 13th freediving world record, and set on the 13th of December. Thirteen has traditionally been a lucky number for his family, who set sail on Friday the 13th of January 1982 to cross the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to arrive in New Zealand, where William and his brother Sam were raised. The dive attempt, called Project Hector, was dedicated to the Hector's Dolphin. It is the littlest dolphin in the world, and the only one that is endemic to New Zealand, but the species is threatened with extinction, and a bill being considered by the Minister of Fisheries could determine it's fate.

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• william trubrudge
• freediving
• world record
• 100m
• bahamas
• blue hole
• hector dolphin
• project hector

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@Born2Die83

IF HE use swimming googles him eyes will bloun up, he used fluid googles

[ramirodespagne]

eres una maquina tio enhorabuena!

[ArtsLaureate]

How long was he underwater?

[apneagary]

Amazing dive William, samba on the surface don't try and break your own record as there is no need as there is no one even close to you! Awesome .......

[Pinzledick]

Is he the fishman in hellboy? this obviously awesome for an ordinary human

[Born2Die83]

How does he eqaulize his mask using swimming goggles ??? thers is no nose pouch?

[ktcsca]

whats the sound

[Littlewhitelephant]

He definitely deserved the suspense and the kiss after surfacing !

[bruiza316]

how do you even get the balls to even attempt that was insane INCREDIBLE