Alexey Molchanov WORLD RECORD 133m CWT at Vertical Blue 2023 by Garmin

On the third day of #VB2023 Alexey Molchanov set his second World Record of the competition and his 31st ever. In a dive time of four minutes and :13 seconds he surfaced supreme.
-Event Organizer: William Trubridge
-Platform Coordinator: Sam Trubridge
-Chief of Safety: Marco Cosentino
-Safety Team: Roberto Berto, Kathleen Greubel, Kristine Zipfel, Omar Mourad, and Andrew Kang
-VB Media Officer/Executive Producer: Francesca Koe Owings
-Diveye Cinematography + Technology: Michal Biskup, Sebastian Kierzek, Piotr Flaczyk, and Adam Wachulewicz,
-Live production: Michal Biskup and Piotr Flaczyk
-Photography: Daan Verhoeven and Allie Reilly
-Videography: Allie Reilly
-Medical Team: Leigh + Bill Baker, Ryan Baugh, and Maria Joki
-Commentators: Eliette Rutledge & Harry McCahill

[@sportysbusiness]

Watched 'the deepest breath' movie last night. I have a whole new appreciation for exactly how amazing these athletes, and their safety teams, really are.

[@sansiveria578]

I watched it last night, incredible but you have to have peace with possible death to do this.

[@ThatStupidBoy11]

I did too and I almost begin to cry

[@DeeDaDee420]

Same

[@ricktangular]

Who’s here after watching The Deepest Breath? Such an impressive dive

[@fritzthecat8830]

I am.

[@commolander8078]

same.

[@neiladdison5614]

Hadn’t heard of it! I’ll try and find it and watch this weekend!

[@user-sx8xh1vn4j]

me. So touching😢

[@user-sx8xh1vn4j]

​@@neiladdison5614in Netflix.

[@user-po8jb9bu8z]

Попробовал задержать дыхание вместе с Алексеем (лёжа на диване), продержался до 92 метров, поплыл на верх😅

[@JoeG71299]

Yeah now cut that in half lmao. Way different when you are underwater and have to swim while holding your breath as well.

[@madrx2]

Sitting still at my computer all relaxed I can barely hold my breath for the descent. Amazing dive!

[@kseniyamedvedeva8959]

После фильма The deepest breathe, я впервые надела маску, хотя раньше я боялась.И записалась на дайвинг курсы. Благодарю Наталью Молчанову и её сына Алексея Молчанова. Спасибо за то что вы есть ❤❤❤

[@holy_braille]

That's easily one of the most impressive things I've seen a human being do. Amazing sir.

[@AGILISFPV]

Damn no goggles? Just freeballin it with eyes open? Madlad

[@Redstone656]

Once i was in Korfu i tryed to dive for a shell about 4m deep and i failed multiple times since my head was about to explode after 3m. So i have only 1 question. HOOOOW????

[@krishnalambhodharencoolen6104]

Join a freediving course ,you ll be amazed by what your own body can do. You'll rediscover yourself!

[@jmcalzolari3144]

The weight of the water that surrounds you builds up pressure as you go deeper. Therefore your entire body experiences that pressure but it is mostly felt by your ears and sinusal cavity’s. To equalize pressure you simply have to pinch your nose and push air through it. Your ears will pop as your tympanic membrane comes back to its original place. You can experience the same phenomenon, on a smaller scale, in a descending plane. Although you should never do this when coming back to the surface as pressure will equalize naturally when ascending, and adding pressure at this moment can be harmful.

[@kentaur.1555]

Very simple, learn how to equalize pressure. Same like your ears hurt on a plane. I can easily snorkel to 30m, although pressure of the normal diving mask on the eyes is annoying

[@serbbrb_7891]

@@kentaur.1555ways to equalize the mask as well!

[@simmiesim321]

Equalize 🤭🤭

[@kp74952]

This is amazing and absolutely terrifying

[@nickb220]

this shit right here. breaking the limits of humanity. real shit

[@jovandraganescu1406]

I swam competitvely in school and still cannot comprehend someone accomplishing this feat. Amazing!!

[@user-pl5wr8py3w]

Алексей, твой "глубокий вдох" продлевает мне жизнь. Узнала о тебе и фридайвинге - больше не могу равнодушно дышать. Рекордов и крепково тыла в воде и в воздухе! Восхищена.

[@ThatOneScienceGuy]

This is an unbelievable feat

[@danielkitanov8622]

Congratulations Alexey, that's amazing!👏🙏🤯

[@SaltLifeGeo]

I had trouble breathing just looking at this , Congrats

[@HappyASScreatures]

I watched your 130 m dive 100+ times, I will watch this one more. Amazing how your body/mind/survival work in those last hypoxic meters. You are amazing, I love freediving!

[@czakoof]

So strong and consistent 🔥👏✨👑

[@UNDISPUTEDrus]

Алексей, ты лучший. Новых рекордов тебе

[@sharpen-up]

I can barely believe what i just watched

[@1serdg]

Молодец Леха!!!так держать.

[@francescobortone8553]

Number one Alexey...number one!

[@rockodlak]

AMAZING!!!!👏👏👏👏👏

[@darkhorseeuc]

I’d say the 42M relief diver is an insane feat 😆

[@jasras5003]

I'm a .50M relief diver. What I do for a living. Not for everyone.

[@darkhorseeuc]

@@jasras5003 That’s impressive! My record depth was 22M and that felt crazy deep.

[@jasras5003]

@@darkhorseeuc 0.50M is only like one or two feet deep hehe

[@sseo9628]

so amazing😮

[@ukaszskalski6399]

🎉🎉🎉🎉 Woooow Congratulations 🍾🏅🥇Ms. Alexey

[@denovo3949]

Well done!!

[@martijnvkk]

Just crazy

[@zm453]

James Néstor in his book Deep makes a good case of a dissenting voice that this sport is on par with other dangerous sports such as wingsuit and base jumping. For every successful record dive, there are multiple yearly deaths and lifelong injuries.

[@davidetangheroni74]

great!!!!🤙

[@aemiliadelroba4022]

Wow 🤩 ❤❤❤

[@PhilippeVirgili]

Amazing athletic prowess! Congrat's++

[@serega4087]

I remember being 21 and dived at 12 feet pool, touched the floor and went up. It felt like fighting for a life getting on surface and running of air. I did my best swimming and still was panicking and almost drowned. When i got out my ears were in bad pain from pressure for one week. I don’t know how it even possible to do dive and up even for 10 meters. I truly don’t know…

[@richardgibson1872]

well you obviously had not done training and equalization. it's dangerous even at 4-5 meters to untrained individuals, you could have popped your eardrums or blacked out there

[@davidbailey7579]

Real life Aguaman! Here’s me blowing out of my arse running up the stairs!

[@user-zs4hn2jj1x]

😊Настоящий герой 😊

[@haywoodjay385]

I watched him live last year. Super disappointed I didn't get to see it live this year.

[@theginge.]

Congrats alexy...since the deepest breathe aired amazing doc im a fan of freediving but unfortunatly horrified of the dark so i could never do it but i love to free dive alittle when im in corfu greece alot of the year love the water but scared of the dark down there😂

[@pukki34]

it is absolutely insane performance

[@ethanbearry5260]

Vamos Alexey

[@luceinbattaglia9425]

Bravissimo Alex! Congrats from Sicily!👏👏👏🔝

[@feketestefan]

wow, incredible ! Bravo !

[@a.n.9767]

Amazing

[@17cmmittlererminenwerfer81]

Hard to imagine, being able to do this.

[@brtko_marek]

impressive, very impressive

[@MrRomantiko30]

Congratulations alexey

[@Lee-kr2jd]

Very impressive 👏

[@Sonnylintag]

Don’t know how I got here but glad I did

[@user-og1rx3sb8n]

Лёха красава! Есть в кого!

[@nickg1895]

Watching this after meeting Alessandro Rignani Lolli as my pasta making instructor in Italy! Such a great man!

[@raulzaratearmas245]

Felicitaciones Alexey Molchanov - 133 metros es muy fuerte !!!

[@reeky9182]

Supreme

[@jazalynalexcia]

This is so impressive, after watching The Deepest Breath, I’m very interested in this sport

[@essenceaquarius9958]

thats insane

[@Robisquick]

For us Americans who might not realize the craziness of what he just did, that’s 436ft 4.22in… basically he dove a football field and then some downwards. You’re welcome Americans.

[@markchavez738]

Omg thank you non American, we are so helpless what would we do without you.

[@Robisquick]

@@markchavez738 I'm American. I trust your satire is in lock-step with my sattire. That being said. I fucking love America. I've lived all over the world. America is where it's at and everybody knows it.

[@Jonpoo1]

What is it in Fahrenheit?

[@phyxp12345]

unreal

[@askarielad]

Amazing ! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@oldteenager5024]

Поздравляю!

[@JohnPaulobNave]

the literal golden boy🔥

[@tanyaerskine7657]

Very impressive. Congratulations to him! Even SAY the words "deep water" to me and I get terrified, but I love watching others do what I'm too chicken to do myself. 😄

[@BirdNatureView]

Conquer your fears ;) I was the same and got tired of it, so I went scuba diving. PADI certified now :)

[@Kuziai]

He imploded

[@septianprimarazak9976]

Amazing 😮

[@youngwisemangmail]

Absurd. Imagine dropping you sunglasses overboard in 400 ft deep water, and homie says he can dive to get them.

[@vitkomusic6624]

I held. The breath with him from 70 deep.

[@JoeG71299]

Yeah now swim at the same time

[@tema77ru]

Круто

[@MrLujake]

Impressionante..grandissimo

[@dominykaszakrys3373]

It's not the oxygen that is concerning, its the pressure at this depth that would rupture anyone eardrums while your lungs would explode

[@tysonogloff]

Incredible. I wonder how many years until we see the 150m mark cleared?

[@karlbroberg1652]

For CWT we're probably starting to reach lung flexibility limits and breath hold limits now I expect; no limits dive record is 214M but they don't need to move.

[@misteroreja34]

Maravilloso enhorabuena, sobrehumano.🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@muumarlin1731]

Holy mackerel!

[@venusinfurskate]

The greatest of all time❤❤❤

[@LuckyLucky12]

Безумству храбрых поем мы песню! Ура !

[@user-pj1ws8fn9w]

Да !!!

[@j_hORn]

thats 436 freedom sticks for the American viewers

[@MurderBong]

BRO WENT TO THE DARK! 😮

[@LEGENDofBEANY]

My ears plugged up just by watching this

[@louisfreudenburg]

went well over a football field straight down

[@ReptileAssylum]

Very well done 👏

[@tonyphony1304]

Well done, Алексей. Красавчик.

[@komaridze]

Красавчик

[@BC-kx5zb]

I couldn't imagine how much pressure is put on his lungs when he's down that deep. Even some experienced scuba divers are weary of going that deep in full gear.

[@krishnalambhodharencoolen6104]

Amazing performance! Is anyone selling a second hand monofin? I'm from Mauritius island.

[@vodoleyir1588]

Человек-амфибия! 👌💫

[@MaxHawk-74]

Алексей лучший! Спасибо ему и его маме Наталье!

[@airwavetiti]

Alexey = monstre marin 😯

[@Pieterpittigeportiepeperpathe]

Watched Deepest Breath ass well. Amazing sport. I was wondering how these dives are filmed. By under water drone? Interesting to see how the camera follows the diver so direct.

[@jwandahousefullofwickednes3605]

Insane .,up to the next dead dive

[@foxdylan9536]

That’s phenomenal 🎉

[@Doctor_Cat_7A69]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🤝👏

[@MrSpock-cf7yw]

Without Decompression! 😳 👍 🖖

[@Turtlebuck559]

Anyone who reads manga there’s this one called glaucos really good free diving manga

[@DONMURATTHEDUKE]

Respect.

[@carlosbh3255]

The documentary "The Deepest Breath" brought me here

[@berkehantekin9884]

Плаваю на море целый год часами,но под водой плавать минуту даже не могу,а тут вдруг вижу Молчанова,это подвиг,я не знал,это удивительно и начал интересоваться очень фридайвингом,буду учиться нырять у Молчанова на 200 метров😊.

[@karlkidd1]

Mer-MAN!!!

[@disco3112]

Superhuman

[@gustavomartinez8688]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@adriancasias328]

bruh cant even hold my breath for 10 seconds 💀

[@BrunoDECOURCY]

Impressive!!! No protection for the eyes?

[@leroyreynolds7366]

Nope, that would cause barotrauma, as you would have to blow air out with your nose to equalize the pressure in the cavity. If you ever dive in any form you will know the pain.

[@Paddyslippers]

Piece of cake for him. He can go deeper, God Speed Alexey!

[@Heart2HeartBooks]

he can go deeper...........until he can't. It is a dangerous game. Amazing though!

[@Helloworldwrjfjrjrj]

What dive watch does he use

[@user-ic4mn6ve5s]

Всё-таки Леха-молодец!!!!😊😊😊😊

[@matts9352]

I cut my grass in 95° weather...same thing