Static Apnea

Static Apnea

Static Apnea is AIDA International discipline in which the freediver holds his or her breath for as long as possible with his or her respiratory tracts immersed, his or her body either in the water or at the surface. Static apnea is the only discipline measuring the duration, and one of the three disciplines considered for the international competitions by team, with Constant Weight and Dynamic with fins. Performances could be done and recognized in both pool or open water (sea, lake, river, etc).

Static Apnea should not be confused with the Guinness World Record for holding the breath underwater. Guinness allows inhalation of oxygen prior to the athlete's performance, while such inhalation is strictly forbidden according to AIDA's rules for the recognition of records para 3.9.

The current record holder is Tom Sietas with 10 minutes 12 seconds set in June 2008 at Athens, Greece.

In popular culture

On the Canadian sitcom Corner Gas, the episode "Block Party" revealed that the character Karen Pelly had once competed nationally and reached the top five.She claimed she could hold her breath for 6 minutes.

References

External links

* [http://www.aida-international.org/aspportal1/code/page.asp?ObjectID=39&CountryID=4&actID=3 AIDA disciplines definitions]
* [http://www.aida-international.org/ AIDA's main page]


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