Beyond Limits
Herbert Nitsch was given the prestigious title of The Deepest Man on Earth, when he set the current world record for free-diving at an incredible depth of 214 metres in 2007.
As one of the spearheads of free-diving today, Herbert intends to push the limits even further by becoming the first breath-hold athlete to break the 300- metre barrier.
2009 AIDA Freediving World Championships
The 2009 AIDA Freediving World Championship will take place in Dean's Blue Hole on Long Island in the Bahamas, between November 25 - December5. Each event will have a day of heats between Nov 27 - Dec 1, with the top 6 male and female athletes in each discipline competeing for the medals on the 3rd and 5th.