- Loïc Leferme
Infobox Person
name = Loïc Leferme
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birth_date =28 August 1970
birth_place =Malo-les-Bains cite news | last = Henry | first =Michel | coauthors = | title = La mer engloutit Leferme | work = Libération.fr | pages = | language = French | publisher = | date =2007-04-12 | url = http://www.liberation.fr/actualite/sports/246983.FR.php| accessdate =2007-04-12]
death_date =11 April 2007
death_place =Villefranche-sur-Mer
occupation = freediver
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children = 2Loïc Leferme (
28 August 1970 –11 April 2007 ) was a French diver who was the worldfree diving record holder until2 October 2005 , when he was surpassed byHerbert Nitsch . [http://www.apneamania.com/code/worldrec_main.asp?typeID=howr&discID=4 History of World Records] ] In 2002 he set the world free diving record without any breathing apparatus at 162 meters. His first world record was 137 meters (1999). [fr icon [http://www.humanite.presse.fr/journal/1999-07-24/1999-07-24-293614 Voici l’homme le plus profond au monde] ] On30 October 2004 , he extended his own world record to 171 meters in the no limitsfree-diving category. [fr icon [http://archquo.nouvelobs.com/cgi/articles?ad=sport/20041030.FAP0168.html&host=http://permanent.nouvelobs.com/ Loïc Leferme bat le record du monde de plongée en apnée à 171 mètres de profondeur] ] The premier advocate of the type of freediving come to be known asChapuis Freediving .He died during a training session in
Villefranche-sur-Mer when his equipment failed and he did not reach the surface in time. [ [http://www.superxtra.co.za/default.asp?id=211615&des=article French free diver Leferme dies in training] ] He was in training for a planned record attempt in July 2007.References
External links
* [http://loic.leferme.free.fr/ Official website]
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