Below the surface: The stories behind underwater world records

By Jessica Severin de Martinez,

Khaleel Rahman, Catie Talarski, Meg Dalton, Megan Fitzgerald, Chion Wolf

Published July 31, 2023 at 12:42 PM EDT

A photo of Dr. Joseph Dituri as he was living 30 feet underwater for 100 days at the Jules’ Undersea Lodge.

1 of 3 — Dr. Joseph Dituri lived 30 feet underwater for 100 days at the Jules’ Undersea Lodge, making him the Guinness World Record-holder for longest time spent living underwater.

Dr. Joseph Dituri lived 30 feet underwater for 100 days at the Jules’ Undersea Lodge, making him the Guinness World Record-holder for longest time spent living underwater.

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2 of 3 — Budimir Šobat beat the Guinness World Record for Longest time breath held voluntarily underwater (male). He used 100% oxygen and went 24 minutes and 37.36 seconds without breathing.

Budimir Šobat beat the Guinness World Record for Longest time breath held voluntarily underwater (male). He used 100% oxygen and went 24 minutes and 37.36 seconds without breathing.

3 of 3 — Dr. Joseph Dituri researched the effects of long-term compression on the human body, as he lived 30 feet underwater for 100 days at the Jules Jules’ Undersea Lodge. This made him the Guinness World Record-holder for longest time spent living underwater.

Dr. Joseph Dituri researched the effects of long-term compression on the human body, as he lived 30 feet underwater for 100 days at the Jules Jules’ Undersea Lodge. This made him the Guinness World Record-holder for longest time spent living underwater.

As part of NautiWeek, you’ll meet two people who broke world records while underwater on this episode of Audacious.

Budimir Šobat won a world record for holding his breath underwater for almost 25 minutes! What advice on breathing does he have for the rest of us?

Then, we connect with Dr. Joe Dituri, first as he was living in a hotel 30 feet below sea level for 100 days… And then after he resurfaces, setting the world record for the longest time living underwater.

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Budimir Šobat: Beat the Guinness World Record for Longest time breath held voluntarily underwater (male). He used 100% oxygen and went 24 minutes and 37.36 seconds without breathing.
Dr. Joseph Dituri: To research the effects of long-term compression on the human body, he lived 30 feet underwater for 100 days at the Jules’ Undersea Lodge. This made him the Guinness World Record-holder for longest time spent living underwater.

Dive into all of the nautical themed stories airing this week on Connecticut Public's original talk shows by visiting ctpublic.org/nautiweek.

For a full transcript of this show, click here.

Melody Rivera, Jessica Severin de Martinez, Khaleel Rahman, Meg Fitzgerald, Meg Dalton, Carol Chen, Stacey Addo, and Catie Talarski contributed to this show.

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