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Originally Posted by goochi
I still cannot find any details as to what the world record underwater distance is. I know Neal Watson did 66 miles, but how did he do it? was it non-stop?
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Congrats Gooch! Amazing performance! As for Neal, you can find some information on
his website. According to it he did the 66 miles nonstop underwater without surfacing. There is also his email address where you can contact him for more details. And you should be able to find it in the Guinness Book of Records, since it was certified by them.
I know also that there were some underwater crossings of the English Channel. The first successful underwater swim was done by Fred Baldasare in 1962 (after several failed attempt of his own wife). I do not know what the distance was, but since the shortest distance is 34 km, it was at least that. See some details
here.
