Trux: you are wrong.
It was NOT a guiness or any other official record. It was a TV show, with some scenes recorded few days ago.
There was not a single official person from Guiness or "Factum" agency (official Lithuanian records agency ). Still, after the stunt, they could require to aproove their record , yet they did not.
Although it was "live", but both siblings faces in blue squares, making strange mimics (people should believe they were low on o2) were simply inserted when needed. This frame was B&W also
It was stated they were breathing pure o2 for 40 seconds. 40 seconds??
Underwater cameras were muliage.
Not a single frame was shown live, in color, underneath the participants.
I was told they had transparent tubes, and simply breathed using them. (information from inside the TV company)
The "safety divers" were already seen on that TV before. They are known to have commercial interest with the TV show organizers, to advertise their scuba diving club.
Some people did record the attempt on video, and later analized it. There's some TV spoilage also. The woman's hair is different from different camera views, you can see someone's hands above her head in slow motion.
Both of them were evacuated in a bad condition. At least to my knowledge, even after a BO, you should get up quite soon. Toxic levels you say?
Everyone, who has at least minimum knowledge what the freediving is, and how statics looks like, could see it was a fake.
It's the same story, when they did a "world record, staying in ice for .. hours".
I am telling all this, cause i feel angry when it is stated "organizers say, the participants made a new world record!". I wouldn't mind if they would simply say "Magicians will show a breatholding stunt!!!". That would be true.
I believe, these statements do a lot of damage to our sport.
