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> Scientists once thought humans could swim to a maximum depth of 30m on a single breath. Amber Bourke has gone deeper than 70m and physiology alone can’t expla
by lurquer 5y ago
> Scientists once thought humans could swim to a maximum depth of 30m on a single breath. Amber Bourke has gone deeper than 70m and physiology alone can’t explain why
The Men’s record is over 100m.
The article makes it sound like she broke some ‘human’ record.
She didn’t.
Strange wording.
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- bennysomething 5y agoThis really struck me as well, the mention of the men's record is a few paragraphs in. I stopped reading afterwards as it seemed misleading
- samokhvalov 5y agoWomen's record is mentioned a bit earlier: > Bourke reached a depth of 73 metres – a world record – ... All the facts are correct and provided. But I agree, how they present facts looked weird to me too.
- samokhvalov 5y agoWomen's CNF record currently is 73m (AIDA version, see https://www.aidainternational.org/WorldRecords/History/ConstantWeightWithoutFins https://www.aidainternational.org/WorldRecords/History/Const..., switch to Women). She is not WR holder, but current record is 73m and going deeper 70m without fins is close to it. Here is her WR attempt (73m CNF, red card – probably the episode described in the article) https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2285865554973859 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2285865554973859
- aliswe 5y agoAgreed, and the article says some can even keep their breath for 11 minutes, but how she keeps breath for four minutes is a mystery?
- samokhvalov 5y ago11 minutes is STA – static breath-holding. Of course, without movements, you can hold breath much longer. Here are current AIDA STA WR numbers: https://www.aidainternational.org/WorldRecords/History/StaticApnea https://www.aidainternational.org/WorldRecords/History/Stati... – legendary Natalia Molchanova still holds the record. If you don't know about Natalia, and her son Alexey (who currently holds several WR records, including 131 CWT mentioned in the article) I highly recommend reading about both of them. For example, here: https://www.gq.com/story/freediver-alexey-molchanov-profile https://www.gq.com/story/freediver-alexey-molchanov-profile.
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- robertlagrant 5y agoSome elements of the Guardian audience require that sort of wording. They won't read the rest and find out she isn't a human record breaker.