Tragedy generates advice on underwater breath-holding risks

Together, they initiated the creation of a new report, published in Experimental Physiology, to raise awareness of the risks ...

Report on risk of holding breath in shallow water driven by authors’ experiences

In 2022, Edinburgh University professor Andrew Baker, one of the authors of the report, and his daughter had to rescue and ...
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Swim experts warn against breath holding competitions, other risky water behavior

EAGLE MOUNTAIN — Experts are issuing a safety warning specifically for young boys swimming this summer. It comes after 12-year-old Jason Thorpe nearly drowned Friday in an Eagle Mountain hot tub.
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How Freediver Set World Record by Holding His Breath for Almost 30 Minutes: 'One of the Worst Experiences in My Life' (Exclusive)

Earlier this year, Croatian freediver Vitomir Maričić set a world record with a breath-hold of a mind-boggling 29 minutes and 3 seconds He beat the previous world record by nearly five minutes — but ...
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Which animals can hold their breath underwater the longest?

Getting enough oxygen in the water can be hard work. While fish and many other aquatic animals take air directly from the water through gills, other animals find ingenious ways to drag air bubbles ...