The achievement of a world record is no small feat, often requiring years of preparation, superb teamwork, planning and support. Yet, on the day, the entire achievement must focus on one individual who will push beyond previous limits.
Taking 15 minutes to descend and some 13.5 hours to surface on the 18th of September 2014 Ahmed Gabr achieved a new world record of 332.35 metres off the coast of Dahab in Egypt. Surfacing with a smile on his face, his achievement was the culmination of over four years of training and preparation. Ahmed was supported by a team of divers shuttling gas supplies and ensuring his safety throughout.
Every detail needed to be addressed in order to achieve this, from the decompression plan through to the gas choices, and the way in which the support team would provide the right resources at the right time to Ahmed. 13.5 hours is also a long time to be in the water so issues of diver comfort with the gear, ease of swapping gas sources all needed to be perfect.
Project Antillothrix is a multi-organizational partnership formed to conduct biodiversity surveys and excavations of paleontological cave sites in the Dominican Republic. Together, researchers and divers from the City University of New York (CUNY), Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD), Museo del Hombre Dominicano (MHD), and the Dominican Republic Speleological Society (DRSS) have documented and collected a trove of vertebrate fossils for study and preservation since the inception of this collaboration in 2011.
Project Antillothrix is a multi-organizational partnership formed to conduct biodiversity surveys and excavations of paleontological cave sites in the Dominican Republic. Together, researchers and divers from the City University of New York (CUNY), Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD), Museo del Hombre Dominicano (MHD), and the Dominican Republic Speleological Society (DRSS) have documented and collected a trove of vertebrate fossils for study and preservation since the inception of this collaboration in 2011.
18.09.2014
To set a new world record for open circuit scuba diving. To demonstrate the human bodies ability to survive the hostile environment experienced deeper than 300m whilst safely managing the stresses caused by gas mixtures containing oxygen, helium, and nitrogen required to survive at such depths.
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