#VB2018

WATCH as Alexey Molchanov takes you on the deepest self-propelled dive in the history of freediving.
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-Diveye Cinematography & Technology: Michal Biskup, Grzegorz Furga, Wiktor Grzeskowiak, and Mariusz Sobczak
-Editor: Mariusz Sobczak
-Media Producer: Francesca Koe
-Platform Coordinator: Sam Trubridge
-Event Organizer: William Trubridge
-Safety Team: Marco Cosentino (CoS), Louisa Collins, Roberto Berto, Sayaka Itagaki, Alex Llinas, Gianfranco Montanti, Lily Crespi, Chris McKay
-Medical Team: Leigh and Bill Baker, Ryan Baugh
-Photography: Daan Verhoeven & Alex St. Jean
-Music: Don't Float Away by Contemplation

[@thanosxd8571]

I'm watching this while enjoying my delicious oxygen

[@robertlaird6746]

I know. I probably breathed 200 times watching this.

[@tomlu3830]

😂😂

[@The_Punisher_969]

Underrated comment

[@haurasolihatimahmudah6272]

Hei pak Thanos anda mainnya jauh sekalih

[@haurasolihatimahmudah6272]

Hei pak Thanos anda mainnya jauh sekalih

[@Logan11thMEU]

He dives to 130 m but really hes travelled 260 m on one breath , that is amazing

[@jihad4realniz]

Yes and me cant even walk 200 m without loosing my breath lol

[@nickk4319]

Wow, didn’t strike you as such a visionary, but wow. Who knew 130 x 2 =260.....

[@nickk4319]

@@1sa1ah come on bro I’m not that dumb, the joke was belittling how amazing the achievement was by acting as if it was simple math and not that cool. But it failed lol

[@jorrikkerdijk3954]

That's 10 and a half laps of a swimming pool 😅

[@DuckSlayerHehe]

wow i thought it was clickbait

[@slifer0081]

People really don't understand how amazing of a feat this is. At that depth it is nearly impossible for a normal human being to even bring themselves back up due to the weight and the pressure of the water. But this guy went all the way down to 130m and all the way back up. Effortless. With fins or not, this is truly a spectacular feat.

[@weebanimefan7760]

Yes it's still nice but the pressure of the static fluid(water) in that lakes is much less than at the sea or ocean, it's still compress you but not as much like in the ocean, his one breath and technique is still amazing with 130m twice.

[@slifer0081]

@@weebanimefan7760 Yeah it is amazing. Even though it is in a lake, 130m is still impressive with a single breath, constantly moving all while your lungs are being compressed. Knew a guy who freedived 40m before, and his longest breath hold was 4min 25seconds...

[@banddiego6530]

He basically took a reaaaaally slow elevator ride up and down a 30-40 story building 😮😮

[@denniscleaver3559]

Water at 130 meters feels exactly the same as that on the surface level.

[@IamTheJesus69]

@@weebanimefan7760yea I mean it’s pretty good. I can do 130m in a lake but only 15 in the ocean

[@ep2223]

He held his breathe for as long as it takes a olympian to run a mile! Insane! Definitely a star athlete!

[@brendanfay2017]

yeah like twice as long lol

[@mcmoose7830]

@@brendanfay2017 fastest mile ever was just under 4 minutes so nah

[@brendanfay2017]

@@mcmoose7830 3:43 doofus

[@mcmoose7830]

@@brendanfay2017 and he held his breath for 3:55. that isn’t twice as long doofus.

[@brendanfay2017]

@@mcmoose7830 I assumed it was 6:18 I didn't watch the video

[@giovanni.schiavo]

KZbin recommendations at 3 a.m. never disappoint me

[@justintaylor375]

Truth

[@dokus426]

I wasn't expecting to read this at 3 a.m.

[@yewtewb3628]

fokkin right m8

[@Warrior4Life3]

Lol! I agree

[@lisampatchell74]

Hahahaha I swear 😂😂

[@edgarcb]

...and here I am almost passing out just to hold my breathe when washing shampoo off my head...

[@rodrigonh]

ROFL

[@adamgc73]

I go snorkelling and dive to e terrifying depth of 1mtr 😱😱

[@cageman2248]

My gosh

[@alexsimare]

@@adamgc73 wkwkwkwkwwkwkwkkk you nailed it my friend

[@Lattakeoff]

😂

[@ashleycope1237]

Amazing how calm his descent is. Not moving a muscle unless necessary. Hats off, sir.

[@xtherealest]

You can really see how he doesn't do a single unnecessary movement. As he gets down he doesn't even have to kick anymore because the pressure is so high his lungs are that compressed that he sinks like a rock.

[@pauln1557]

His totally calm persona as he surfaces says it all. Absolute control. Snorkelling to 10 metres is pretty damn hard for most mere mortals like me, he was in perfect control after nearly 5 minutes underwater and 130m.

[@SkreltNL]

You can do it to bro. Training. Humble bragging is trained here on youtube but if you set your mind to it you can do it to. You both are human

[@jacobsamson257]

Tongans filter water and convert it into oxygen they can breathe underwater

[@jamesrae795]

You are right paul I could not believe the first spotter / camera guys were at 40M like it was NOTHING

[@sgraz02]

he's not calm, he's depressurizing, his ears are exploding in that moment. He went from 14 atm to 1 atm in a couple minutes.

[@flam8094]

@@sgraz02 his ears are fine, he ajusted the pressure on the way down, there is no "explosion" whatsoever

[@Tsaks5344]

I could easily beat his record and dive much deeper, but without coming back to the surface.

[@salva5320]

😂😂😂💔

[@CEngelbrecht]

Well, if you drown, you're disqualified. I think that's in the rules.

[@sebastiannilsson2237]

😂😂😂

[@janoyaok5291]

😂😂😂😂

[@nicgin3945]

Think your body might eventually float back up? Idk if it's a record or not but I can go from one end of the pool and back in one breath 😁

[@Ptz39539]

No human can dive to 130m Alexey Molchanov: Hold my breath

[@nerptheepic]

Hands guy his lungs

[@tenkotv3470]

Genius

[@m.i9966]

the record is over 200m but not the same dive

[@octagonlifestyle2608]

Underrated

[@joewatkins1667]

LOL

[@davilimalol4612]

What stood out most to me is that when he reaches the bottom at 130 meters it's already completely dark, as if the dive was taking place at night. The oceans get dark quick.

[@ShutInCuber]

I don't think it was the Ocean in this situation.

[@davilimalol4612]

@@ShutInCuber I admit that's true, I think this dive takes place in a really deep lake but it applies to the oceans too.

[@double0028]

@@ShutInCuber this is dean's blue hole in the bahamas. So its in the atlantic

[@ShutInCuber]

@@double0028 Didn't know that. I just saw the shot beforehand at the beginning of the video and I assumed that the exact pool/lake isn't part of ocean. But I stand corrected. Thanks.

[@xtherealest]

It gets dark pretty quick. When I went down to like 10 meters there was significantly less light and suddenly the coral reef didn't have much color because of low light. 130 meters that's dark as a night.

[@migrations]

Man.... This guy must have ridiculous mental strength combined with his physical prowess. You know that feeling where you are really deep and you kind of panic trying to get to the surface? This guy never shows any kind of desperation while ascending. Just smooth swimming.

[@courtnims2583]

This guy has a significant diving advantage, he sinks faster as a result of his GIANT STEEL BALLs

[@nathanaelbartholomew]

🤣🤣🤣

[@davehoward3645]

Freakin awesome!😆

[@nearestyoutube]

Not only that, he has to swim back up. Those balls will be heavy and not hydrodynamic

[@callumhornigold1961]

Underrated comment

[@hv7978]

Yeah, or the lack of brains

[@boilerdam]

At these top levels of any sport, their actions looks so peaceful, calm and almost poetic. Alexey basically just cruised down to 130m, retrieved the tag and came up. He made it look so easy but there's so so much going on in the background and as I've been digging a lot into freediving recently, it's certainly not for the faint hearted. What an amazing achievement of human endurance!

[@basargaloran7998]

I'm more amazed by the state of mind. In fact, he uses mediation practices, turning off all unnecessary thoughts, but at the same time controlling the situation. Zen monk in monofin. An amazing person and a true son of his mother.

[@pentachronic]

You only get to see the survivors!! It's a pretty damn dangerous sport!!!

[@ody6237]

Quite right. As I was taking training courses for my scuba diving diploma there was an exercice where I had to deposit my equipment just at 10 meters, get up, dive down, and finally retrieve them to the surface. Just at 10 meters, there was so much strategy

[@Pwanx0w]

Craziest part is that under something like 40m if they don't swim they fall into the abyss

[@gubidark4325]

@@Pwanx0w its at 20 meters bro

[@cheebacheeo5876]

That's crazy... People don't quite get how difficult that is. Hats off to him.

[@LeBronJames-zd1zf]

Yeah, im sure most people think diving down 400 feet and back up again is rather easy.

[@user-cm6vw8cp8h]

Очень горжусь нашим Алексеем!Такой простой в общении,улыбка просто восхищает!Сколько самообладания и тренировок чтобы вот так легко нырнуть на такую глубину и обратно вернуться,гордость России!

[@Brîndușa_D]

At least you have something to be proud of!!!😜

[@Skofieldfandorin]

are you proud of the genocide of the indigenous population and the only nuclear attack on earth?@@Brîndușa_D

[@d3spair584]

"okay guys, welcome to our segment called: you die, you lose"

[@unbekannt-eh5gh]

Yeah that is actually correct, if you die or pass out you get disqualified 😂

[@user-bh1wt3js3k]

ข้าวฟ่าง

[@oopsioded]

I hear there's also a version of "who wants to become a millionaire" where if you answer wrong they shoot you.

[@ojtiv]

"wanna play a game"

[@johnp999]

RUSSIAN ROULETTE -- same.

[@coma13794]

Seeing the number of people who are supporting him during the dive, formally as part of the safety team, or watching on the sidelines is pretty cool. Seems like a niche community that has their stuff together.

[@fischmann1746]

In apnoe-diving t's common to not even train diving alone, because of the risks. It is possible for example to train you body so far, that you can simply hold your breath until you pass out.

[@masterofnone11]

Being a scuba diver ..this is just amazing. The forces exerted on the body are just crazy at these depths

[@len3169]

The only pressure would be felt maybe in his ears or eyes…if he equalized properly he would fell nothing.

[@firstnamelastname8790]

@@len3169 wow You are incomprehensibly stupid. I actually feel bad for you.

[@nateaprile2572]

hop off

[@weebanimefan7760]

It's a lake, the pressure is much less on your body.

[@double0028]

@@weebanimefan7760 no its not a lake and how would that lower the pressure???

[@c3049]

I myself am from Russia. And I am pleased to see how my compatriot does such things. If a foreigner did it, then I would also be delighted with him. I am pleased to see so many comments in support of a Russian. Let there be peace throughout the world and people will always love each other and respect, and also reach heights together with all peoples.

[@xtherealest]

Normal russian citizens have nothing to do with the war that's going on and some people tend to forget that. I gotta admit that Russian people are crazy, I doubt a normal person would be able to dive 130 meters down haha

[@alfagiu94]

a man that really takes advantage of his Casio watch

[@Handom1]

YES!!!!!

[@aiman96yearsago10]

200 meter water resistant 😂😂🤣

[@Andenni]

Suunto being all over the video: Am I a joke to you?

[@fishbarbeque8540]

I was just going to say something about g-shock!

[@LouSassoleSledgecock]

Winning comment

[@staffannorell7325]

I’m as impressed about the guys just chilling at 38 meters meeting him on his way up

[@alexsimare]

Just like the cheerleaders to boost the player's efforts

[@westcoastfreediving1436]

Yeah right

[@4jrgolf]

38m lol. I'm going 5m and my ears seem like to explode. Unbelievable 130!

[@rathven4917]

@@4jrgolf They are using a technique called equalization of the internal ear. Just try pinching your nose and then blowing into it, and you've just equalized your ears. But they have to do it hundreds of times to get to such great depths. That's because, as you dive deeper, the air gets compressed and diminishes in volume, as the air around is exceptionally dense. And they have developed a technique that doesn't require you to pinch your nose. It's called the Frenzel's equalization.

[@radwanmiah8150]

@@rathven4917 The 'Middle Ear' right?

[@Nirsterkur]

I'm watching this for the past 4 years and I can't get enough of it. Truly mind-boggling!

[@dizzy6277]

The depth he goes is crazy, even if a weight was pulling him down, and a balloon pulling him up like other videos , but the fact he has to propel himself, burning oxygen with every movement is amazing.

[@thanksforthacheese5977]

People don't realise what a machine this guy is.

[@mcraptill]

If you ask Alexey if he watched the Titanic is gonna say " The movie or boat?"

[@oldi184]

To see the boat you have to dive 4000 meters.

[@KinglyPoruits]

That a good one really!!

[@dannygjk]

@@oldi184 it's about 3000 meters.

[@oldi184]

@Dan Kelly From wiki: 3,784 meters. So its close to 4k than 3k. Anyway its really really deep.

[@artemiihh7713]

@@oldi184 he was just joking

[@renrewheisenberg7634]

"Alexey Molvchanov free dives to 130m" Fish at 130m: Why do I hear boss music?

[@chefgiovanni]

Fish at 130M finally we spotted a // male Mermaid //

[@fafado02]

😂😂😂😂

[@alonezzz4619]

HAHAHAHHA

[@coleabrahams9331]

@@chefgiovanni *Merman

[@lonemountain3049]

this was extremely impressive feat , years of endurance , practice and courage.

[@stingcoldplay1]

Have watched this numerous times and still feel thrilled for Alexey . A Beautiful Dive. Alexey's mom would be so proud & pleased to watch this over again 💝

[@MrSvante88]

For him to pull himself out of that tragedy and becoming what he has become, amazing human being.

[@DmitriyBlokhin]

When he comes from darkness and the first *humans* are appeared, this moment is so heartwarming, like a birth... so magic

[@salmabassiony5998]

At 40 meters XD

[@SweetLady1980]

@@salmabassiony5998 with no scuba gear on! 😳😱

[@flparg2]

Like a coreography

[@sagoamicably6486]

the magical mermaid bros

[@CauliflowerEars1]

Slows right down when back at the top to let the blood return gracefully to his extremeties and avoid blacking out. Amazing presence of mind and training after nearly 4 minutes of physical exersion in extreme conditions on one breath. Incredible really. I feel like I'm watching the human species evolve in front of my eyes.

[@SilentSavage08]

If you look closely, you can see gills appearing on his neck.

[@ItsJohnnyCarpico]

you high bruh?

[@Graviton1066]

This seems like he was cheating with the nose plug and the fin ...

[@Graviton1066]

Yeah the rules are dumb ...

[@CauliflowerEars1]

Graviton1066 No fins is a different discipline.

[@SP-ru3rs]

Watching that through a screen felt so peaceful. God only knows how it felt actually doing it. Congratulations

[@hubertg7100]

I can’t even hold my breath long enough for just the ascent. What a superhuman achievement !

[@xtherealest]

And now imagine that you're sitting or laying down. He's intensely kicking. When you have to kick the time you can hold your breath is very drastically decreased. Hats off to this guy. I genuinely don't get how can he go so deep.

[@bioptimization]

Imagine dolphines trying to beat the world record to the highest altitude in the sky.

[@Marinaaduran]

😂

[@Denruter]

🐬

[@JavierSanchez-yb4jx]

Dolphines breath air

[@jimjon5083]

@@JavierSanchez-yb4jx how about Exocoetidae?

[@Xxxxxx19-p1c]

@@JavierSanchez-yb4jx 😂😂😂😂😂

[@mystaniceguy]

Oh my god. That's incredible! the amount of control and mental fortitude this guy has to be able to dive so deep on one breath is absolutely astonishing.

[@69jbr69]

True but I'm astonished at all the safety swimmers at 40 meters acting like it's nothing.

[@yurilagazo9962]

@@69jbr69 they're obviously pro's in holding their breath lmao

[@breathej.4872]

What an incredibly beautiful video, all around. Congratulations to Alexey. God bless him.

[@user-se2ir6id6p]

Это космос,наш парень человек амфибия!Просто восхищаюсь,фантастика!

[@sergiocapone5106]

Рекорд 145))

[@OlegIvanovRu]

@@sergiocapone5106 Если Вы имеете в виду рекорд William Winram, то это категория variable weight, там человек спускается на платформе, не тратя сил - kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6XVqolvpq6nqck

[@aristides1963]

The son of Natalia Molchanova (RIP) (world record for women in free dive) continues her legendary story.

[@LeonardoGarcia-vi5ke]

sad :/

[@rubenscott3972]

Did they ever find her body

[@aristides1963]

@@rubenscott3972 No it was never found. It happened in Mediterranean Sea and her son was on the boat waiting for her to return back from a routine dive about 30 meters deep a far as I remember.

[@ricardotijerina886]

@@aristides1963 Shark?

[@aristides1963]

@@ricardotijerina886 no shark no blood no body.... I seems that it was drown and the water stream took the body away. She went where it belongs! To the sea. The sea was her home and it will be there forever.

[@beastbeast8740]

Who felt out of oxygen from watching this video Edit:thanks for the likes

[@adilmughal9936]

me no oxygen ha ha ha

[@johnprado847]

I felt like gulp

[@wilson6c]

Ear pain as well

[@DomingasCHANNEL]

Just 0:45 seconds ((

[@camille.fietteg]

Bouteille

[@user-cm6vw8cp8h]

Нет предела человеческих возможностям,просто восхищена Алексеем!

[@iskatelbist]

Красавчик! Это что-то нереальное! Смотрела и дыхание сперло 😶

[@Sauron.1]

4 minutes without any physical chance to catch a breath. what a terrifying experience.. i could not even hold my breath for like 40 seconds without feeling uncomfortable like HELL

[@CEngelbrecht]

The water helps kicking in the mammalian diving reflex.

[@Sauron.1]

@@CEngelbrecht Yes I heard about it! But 4 minuts is a hell of a long time in any way when it comes to hold your breath to that. PLUS I thought at a depth of more than (I don't exactly remember that) lets say 70 meters divers might get ebullism, is that a thing right here?

[@CEngelbrecht]

@@Sauron.1 People can hold their breath for much longer than that. 11 minutes 35 seconds is the official world record for static breath hold on natural air. When they need to swim as here, they do burn through their breath hold much faster, but for these deep dives, people are still not as much limited by how long they can hold their breath, but more by how deep they can equalize their ears. aidainternational.org/WorldRecords#recordsMan In terms of lung embolism from increased water pressure, yes, untill the 1960s doctors predicted that beyond 50 meters, freedivers' lungs would implode. But that has long been disproven by the discovery of what's called bloodshift. If you train to gradually freedive deeper and deeper, your lungs will naturally adapt to have blood plasma inflate the lungs' alveoli balls, minimizing the stressed volume inside the lungs, thus keeping them from imploding. www.thoughtco.com/blood-shift-spleen-effect-freediving-2962854 www.discoveryourdepths.com/about-freediving/freediving-physiology/

[@Sauron.1]

@@CEngelbrecht Wow, cool I appreciate! Thanks alot!

[@juninhocavini]

Aleix Segura lasted 24 minutes in static apnea.

[@drfdwf392]

This was like watching an astronaut in outer space. Truly mesmerizing. Humans, the planet, and the universe are beautiful.

[@ilopi8227]

Dreamer 😂 😂

[@rorschacht8478]

Search saturation diving - now they are astronauts. (Or aquanauts...)

[@lubomirmalik3165]

@pleased to meet you ok my nigga

[@mikelarson8786]

Drifting Dwarf exactly

[@kosovorepublic882]

No they are not beautiful , they are scary as fuck 😱😱

[@shimul2007]

Unbelievable achievement! He is truly a king of the Sea. He spend 3.55 minutes in 1 breath and 130m down and also 130m up. Total 260m. He is a Real Aqua man.

[@Jessica-nh9vx]

Just for a different perspective 130 m is slightly over 426 feet. Absolutely insane. I didn’t even realize he didn’t have an oxygen tank until he reached the bottom. Crazy what we’re capable of with determination and consistent training.

[@bowerbird7463]

Wikipedia, says that his mother was champion diver too. 'Growing up' in the environment, and lifelong training, is all it takes! Wonder where they train, it would have to be heated pool (?some of the time, at least)

[@nicklausss]

This is just incredible. Alexey is truly one of the greatest freedivers of all time. I thought he would have trouble staying conscious after ascending from 130 meters but the man was totally unaffected by the incredible depth of the sea. His ability to endure extreme hydrostatic pressure is exceptional. Congrats Alexey

[@mcrettable]

*remarkable. unremarkable means not interesting, not surprising.

[@Anonymous5882]

i honestly think that i can beat him, i once did a 140m dive. Just need to get it on film. I also blacked out.

[@Graviton1066]

Should have done it without the big fin ... seems like cheating to me.

[@mathewshackelford8037]

@@Graviton1066 There's a category for no fins. Let it rest already.

[@garyjohnson1392]

@@Anonymous5882 Umm...ok....And how often do you seem to have this dream...?

[@Misakyanovich]

When she says “go deeper”

[@Ron.S.]

iCanGrowaBeard You got the funniest name ever! Unfortunately I cut mine after 3 years

[@eders_konung4885]

Ron S.

[@aknilcal2484]

That's unbelievable. This depth means an excruciating, certain death for more than 99.9% of the people coming here to read these comments. This person is superhuman, and the team that prepared him for this is worthy of every praise.

[@user-yo4qy2vm8h]

Поразительно!😳 Человек-амфибия💙💙💙

[@jeffnarum1373]

What's the head lamp for? Oh, cause it's night time on the other side of the planet.

[@widdlewaddle1790]

It gets darker when you keep going down

[@Husky828]

@@widdlewaddle1790 r/woooosh

[@samthomas4531]

At that depth light is filtered out we’re it keeps getting darker

[@lottnio8207]

@@samthomas4531 You didn't get the joke?

[@OBEYLumeify]

@@lottnio8207 for fuck sake aye honestly 😂😂😂 These ppl must have one & a half chromosomes & that's being generous🤦‍♂️

[@_gambit_]

This man would probably win the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire The Second Task

[@EverydayWatch333]

People thinking he won the world record but really its the person who first swam all the way down there put the rope and come back up

[@philyoutuber7270]

Hold your breathe the whole time he’s down there 😮‍💨

[@junkyardog6621]

How many breaths did you take while this amazing human took a single breath. Remarkable

[@miniwaern]

I took your breath away (1) by purely looking exceptionally hot

[@trentonmiller7007]

Now let’s just be clear. This man doesn’t breath. Period.

[@TheVincentVanGogh]

Sorry. I dont breath.

[@totalentertainment7153]

He must be saturated by 100% pure oxygen before diving....u can hold breath upto 20 minutes by this method..

[@subscriberswithnovideosc-mk3up]

@@totalentertainment7153 well, not everyone can

[@K.Adler1120]

God i can feel the pressure in my head just watching

[@kaushikraj4268]

Me too

[@rowanhousden2752]

Wach 145 meater whilliam winran

[@andb8330]

I came here from the movie the deepest breath . This sport is amazing . Soooo intimidating . Waw

[@Adeus555]

Legend goes that he actually didnt have any formal training... It was just years of working in the septic business that helped grow his ability to hold his breath for that long.

[@vonschnorbs]

Ladies and gentleman, welcome to another episode of "where quarantine has led me today"

[@LucaxTellex]

Cheers

[@cyberspelunker1980]

😂😂👍🏼

[@mamoodk725]

Not a bad place if you ask me 😂😂

[@mliv695]

This is like every day for me before the quarantine

[@Liane-jp3yr]

So true

[@medicasean]

His mother guided him to this depths. She should've been very proud! Congratulations Alexey!

[@poluchka9818]

Now she is watching over him from the Ocean's depth.

[@alexsimare]

@@poluchka9818 wkwkwkwkwwkkkk that's so funny my friend. But I wanna tell something also, HALLELUJAH.

[@poluchka9818]

Alexander S Sudiono, that was not supposed to be funny. Sorry if it seemed like that. When his mother got into free-diving, she was pretty desperate from her personal life crisis, and, I suspect, she did not want to be in this world anymore. Finally she went into Depth and stayed there. We may say Hallelujah - she got what she wanted.

[@argsgsgsgnngndg9894]

no he went down by himself

[@gated.1129]

poluchka yes that’s true but this secret information how did got it ?!

[@ryanpersad1662]

Alot of love and respect for this sport

[@user-vv9ti2qi5n]

Почти 4мин не дышать и 130м глубины,браво!!!

[@JesusIsWayTruthandLife]

I remember the panic of running out of oxygen at 10 meters. This guy is insane.

[@mattcc9435]

I just did the first day of my open water diver, had a little panic at 10 meters too..I think when I go back tomorrow to do the second day...10 meters won't seem so bad after seeing this!

[@IndiKot]

I remember when I was about to drown at 2m deep, still can't seem.

[@B4ldY0imiya]

​​@@IndiKot i already almost drowned on a pool because i was like 5 and my parents wasnt watching me,i panicked,and i was extremely stupid,i couldnt put my legs on the end of the pool,but i was close to a part i could put my hand and breath,so agter some seconds i reached this part and leaved the pool,so i never learned to float lol

[@Leucorussus9999]

Нормальный русский парень

[@duomaxwell3613]

you are not running out of oxygen it just that the co2 build up om your body is enourmous

[@SirCatsal0t]

I suffered second hand drowning watching this

[@beriribe]

Finaly Big Blue LIVE ... Alexey Molchanov ostaj ZDRAVO Love and Re5pect from Croatia

[@suzannepatrick9516]

I love how they all surround. Just in case.

[@dragonage200]

Even if i can hold my breathe for so long, which i can’t, diving to those depths must be terrifying

[@Miscelanou]

And painful

[@YanBrassard]

The water pressure must be intense too.

[@endamolloy]

On top of that, imagine if your mother had also died on a routine dive!

[@Ghettoize]

and so much pressure and cold

[@ballaplayz]

@Sussy ass motherfucka he’s wearing a dry suit it seems like

[@cappuccinogoodfinger]

The moment when I can’t see the light anymore I would piss my pants... if I don’t pass out first 😨...

[@vase3485]

Im afraid of deep sea floors if i even look down im passing out fuck that

[@advancedvocabpro9176]

Cappuccino Goodfinger bad thing😯

[@rocketqueen7355]

@@vase3485 that feeling when you can't see the bottom, just darkness

[@waterdepo2294]

😄

[@cianakril]

Don't worry, nobody will notice your pissing in the sea.

[@CapricornSunSagRisingLibraMoon]

Alexey is a testament to his mother's training. She was also a multiple world champion in freediving; unfortunately, in 2015 she died in Spain during a training session at 140m due to water current. Her body was never recovered. She must be watching over him from above.

[@teisateonna2587]

This is so impressive, I can’t even hold my breath 10 seconds with dying

[@diyfreediver]

260 meter vertical, underwater roundtrip, 3 min 55 sec, OK symbol, “I’m okay,” calm, collected, no-big-deal coolness... dude’s an alien merman.

[@rivenwizz]

Such a smooth dive - amazing how far the human body can be pushed! This was a record for CWT - to help people understand there are at least 6 categories of free diving. STA = Static Apnea. Holding the breath as long as possible. DYN = Dynamic Apnea with fins. Diving as far as possible with the use of fins or a monofin. DNF = Dynamic Apnea without fins. Diving as far as possible without fins. CWT = Constant weight with fins. Diving as deep as possible with the use of fins or a monofin. CNF = Constant weight without fins. Diving as deep as possible without fins. FIM = Free Immersion. Diving as deep as possible by pulling down and up the rope.

[@CEngelbrecht]

And there's: VWT = Variable Weight Apnea. Being carried down by a weighted sled, submerging on your own power, either swimming with fins or pulling on the rope. NLT = No Limits Apnea. Carried down by a weighted sled and lifted back up, e.g. by an inflatable balloon. Last two are only record events, not competion events.

[@bkelly821]

What’s the difference from DNF and CNF or what is the difference between dynamic and constant diving?

[@CEngelbrecht]

Dynamic apnea is horisontal diving for distance, usually in a standard size swimming pool (25 or 50 meters long). It's called 'dynamic apnea' as opposed to 'static apnea', which is static breathhold for time at the surface. Dynamic apnea can be done either with fins (either a monofin or bifins) called DYN above, or without (swimming breast strokes under water) called DNF. Constant weight apnea is deep diving, usually in the sea or a deep lake, as in this video. This can also be done either with fins (monofin or bifins) called CWT, or without (swimming breast strokes going down and up) called CNF. It's called 'constant weight' as opposed to 'variable weight' VWT, where weights carry you deep. In constant weight, you need to complete the whole dive down and up without dropping any weights you might wear for ballast, again as opposed to variable weight, where weights carry you down, but you leave them at the bottom when diving back up. www.deeperblue.com/freediving-disciplines-explained/

[@bkelly821]

Christian Heckmann Engelbrecht Thank you sir!

[@thithou]

This is an interesting discussion. The discipline begins to structure itself.

[@ricksundberg6406]

I ran out of breath just watching him! Awesome performance!

[@abigailshali8868]

😂😂

[@AllanLovezGaming]

The cameraman is the real winner here.

[@AngusMurray]

This video was a nice reminder of why I love the ocean so much! He litterally went on a whole journey most people don't ever see in a few minutes and they're only 100m above him!

[@timbrykkk]

Good one!

[@conortube]

130m above him

[@AngusMurray]

@@joshg195 truth!

[@antonin3820]

I was so happy to breathe during this video

[@juice2868]

I swam probably 3-5m under water on holiday last year, and i remember really feeling the water pressure. It amazes me how someone can go 130m down, mental!

[@ye4us]

4:51 - lmao it was like angels start appearing to cheer him on hahaha

[@aiman96yearsago10]

😂😂🤣

[@frankservant5754]

Yes that's what i thought too. Are you a christian?

[@TM-lf6os]

I thought it was like mermen coming to investigate what this human was doing in their kingdom

[@felixbaiker5925]

Those dudes meeting him 40 meters down on the way back are already way better than me.

[@eddiezorro1]

Congratulations Alexey, from Orlando Fl #1 Fan.

[@elizabeht2492]

wow, so beautiful, it made me cry

[@Rombizio]

I passed out twice watching this.

[@marvpgee8332]

after 3 meters i would panic

[@TehMunchkin]

Me.to

Thats 3 Time More than myself

[@antdx316]

I can underwater swim for 25M but that's pretty much it after. You can too. I used to panic but the idea is to get comfortable in the water by just laying face down. It's actually hard to inhale while under water even if you try with your mouth open. I've tried and w/ my nose too but there is like a force blocking it from coming in. If you are half in half out you will collect water but it's more of drinking kind of thing instead of oh fuck I can't breathe.

[@n1ng101]

Ownage pranks?

[@wahmodijiwah4201]

thats great i panic when i put my head in my bucket underwater

[@mistergarik8608]

This is insane, I wanna rewatch it

[@thehauntedstream7206]

The man literally woke me up from being drunk by this vid lol

[@user-yj8uo1eu2c]

Алексей умница!!!Очень обидно, что рекордсменов мира не показывают по всем каналам.... А по сути, рекорды Алексея и Натальи Молчановых должны быть на всех каналах страны с повторением в 10 раз....а не пиарить всякую бездарность пятых и десятых.

[@user-vh2nk9jw1i]

Профессор Преображенский НЕ ТУЛИ СЮДА ПОЛИТИКУ ОБИЖЕНЫЙ!!!

[@hilllong2993]

@@ProfPreobrazhenskiy cm

[@MrSashasimakov]

Наталью уже не покажешь, к сожалению. А в рекорде Алексея есть и огромная её заслуга.

[@ProfPreobrazhenskiy]

SS наверно сам проверил, не передовой был, блять!

[@ookiemand]

This looks so smooth, very, very impressive! What a great example of this elegant sport, Alexey makes it look like ballet. Wow.

[@Raheen234]

His surface protocol was amazing for the world record

[@rangers16907]

Russians are extraordinary human beings !! Well done sir amazing achievement

[@lunajack9947]

There’s moments where it looks like he’s moving his body but not moving

[@mikamirokazassoglou2539]

Its because once you get to a certain depth. You sink like a rock

[@TheArtaxias]

-40m your body is falling like a stone

[@domovohernidoupe]

thats because he doesnt want to consume oxygen to his muscles so thats why he is not moving his body and just let the gravitation do its work 🤞😊then up he must use his muscles

[@Mustygusher]

@@mikamirokazassoglou2539 Is it because the temperature drops or what?

[@mikamirokazassoglou2539]

I'm not an expert but i think it's because the nitrogen in your lungs or something. But the pressure gets higher the further you go down anyway.

[@ethancuevas9116]

what is fascinating about this is that he was beatboxing seconds before he submerged

[@hollyg022]

lmao

[@RoberULM]

Is he introducing oxigen in his stomach in order to use it?

[@Minsang1st]

@@RoberULM no its called packing, where after taking a deep breath, you keep taking air in by small bits to pack your lungs with as much air as possible

[@caliathleticfitness5602]

@@Minsang1st missed the joke...

[@legopachycephalosaurus6825]

@@caliathleticfitness5602 Minoone wasn’t replying to op but the other dude who asked a question about the technique. They didn’t miss the joke.

[@SHKAFFF256]

When he said "All good." And laughed straight after. He still has enough oxygen to talk and laugh after that!😨😨😨 He is not human! Imagine, if he sneezed!☠️☠️☠️

[@RustMostHatedPlayer]

we gotta give respect to the cameraman for diving 130 meters with him

[@alexmccabe1948]

For those who don't get the scale of meters that's 426 feet and 6 inches. I remember it was a feat just to touch the bottom of the 12 ft public pool during the summer after jumping off the diving board(I'm not a swimmer or diver) The pressure of the water increases about 1 atmosphere per 10 meters.. meaning his body is subject to around 191 lbs per square inch. This guy is a super human, or just a Russian haha

[@franciscomelendez4047]

Hahaha Do you mean a Putin’s nephew?

[@imsoupcansam]

@@franciscomelendez4047 Literally why?

[@carlosam5]

The record for deepest no-limit freediving is 214m (702ft), held by Austrian world champion Herbert Nitsch, who set the record on 14 June 2007 in Spetses, Greece.

[@user-kx1xp5ty2x]

@@carlosam5 Alexei Molchanov 24-time world champion (AIDA and CMAS) and today's world record holder.

[@yassinazarkan4207]

@@carlosam5 no limit is quite cancer tho ngl

[@blackapples4744]

This is the first time I’ve heard of this sport. OMG…I’m so glad he made it back up safely. Congratulations.🌱

[@Angelathibert1]

I was today years old when I learned what free diving was….. this is the first video I’ve ever seen of it. This is EMOTIONAL wow

[@EugeneSkakun]

Респект и уважуха Алексею. Продолжил дело матери. Светлая память Наталье

[@linoderos5771]

It is amazing how he can withstand the rapid changes in pressure. My ears start to hurt when I only go down 10 feet!

[@chandlerhall2011]

I feel the same way! I’m surprised nobody else has mention this yet. Like, how is he not injured after this?

[@speedingneutrino2490]

You equalize against the increasing pressure by pushing air from the mouth to the ear using various techniques. It's why you don't see most deep divers wearing masks as you need to equalize them too by blowing air into them, using up precious oxygen.

[@firasmegrahi8587]

@@chandlerhall2011 he equilize hands free.

[@sir.benzerlot4571]

You can wiggle ur jaw and stuff as well, I was very confused at first

[@evank0385]

With a nose plug like the one he’s wearing, you gently blow out your nose and it will equalize your ears so they don’t hurt

[@bowks1o_o669]

I used to try and hold my breath in our pool when we were younger, but only got to around 2min after lots of practice. I have been 20m down in the water and felt like my head was caving in through my sinuses, so to combine the time and depth is just beyond anything I can ever imagine.

[@saynomeows54]

Props to the cameraman for going down with him

[@user-zg7kz1oi4r]

Восхищение! Молодец парень!браво!👏🎷🎸🎺

[@thugis07]

did he just hold his breath for 4 mins straight while using energy