I guess I don't really agree with announcing a WR that is 80m more than his personal best.... his best was 120m in variable weight, and according to his website he was very happy to reach 100m again in no-limits....
I don't think he understands how chest squeeze & lung squeeze work. To dive to 200m requires a VERY flexible trachea which is only possible by diving deep a LOT. Loic dives VERY deep ALL YEAR to keep his chest & trachea flexible. The problem and danger is that if Patrick tries to go to the bottom at 200m on the record day (from media pressure), and if his trachea hasn't been prepared in terms of flexibility, then it will rupture and blood will flood his lungs. Then, not only will he be injured, but people will misunderstand, and people will say '200m is beyond the human limit.' In fact, it is definitely possible, with slow, gradual preparation.
Of course, he is not going to invite AIDA, FREE, CMAS or any verification organization....
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Eric Fattah
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"I encourage you to be free in the way you measure your success. I don’t claim to know what it will be like to be in your position, but I know that when you leave here, grades will be handed out differently. Your ability to gauge your success will largely depend on how you perceive it. You can shape it, set it up, feel it, and define it. Allow competition to turn inward. Do not depend on awards, money, or other validations." -Jonny Moseley
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