For many, swimming is a source of joy and freedom, but holding your breath in shallow water can be fatal. In July 2022, Andrew Baker, a professor working on cardiovascular disease, and his daughter ...

What happens when you hold your breath? Know how long an average person can hold it, the science behind breath-holding and how Vidyut Jammwal reportedly managed 15 minutes.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earlier this year, Croatian freediver Vitomir Maričić set a world record with a breath-hold of a mind-boggling 29 minutes and 3 ...

Scientists have discovered that freedivers who plunge deep underwater develop incredible mental adaptations that protect neural networks involved in attention, movement and memory.

Why should we pay attention to "breath-holding" during exercise?In the field of daily training instruction and conditioning, ...

The longest time breath held voluntarily underwater (male) is 29 min 3 sec and was achieved by Vitomir Maričić (Croatia) in Opatija, Croatia, on 14 June 2025. Vitomir - who is a member of Adriatic ...

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 ...

The longest time breath held voluntarily underwater (male) (MP4) is 5 min 41.9 sec, and was achieved by Sebastian Górniak (Poland), in Wroclaw, Poland, on 25 October 2025. Sebastian said of his ...