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Old November 19th, 2006
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Re: New free diving record: 1899 meters!

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Originally Posted by josedesucre
That was dynamic apnea, Naiad
Actually, when I posted the link for this article a month ago I obviously didn't know about the elephant seals and sperm whales records, but CDNN is a reputable publication, not known for printing/posting unverified news. Of course I am sure Eric is right, so I guess this was the exception.

oooh touche' jose'

Lucia slap on the wrist!

CDNN normally publish a load of bollox IMHO. Elephant seals, as Eric says, can dive deeper. Normally to 2000metres.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4736196.stm

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