He shattered the previous world record by over five minutes — now Croatian athlete Vitomir Maričić shares the details of his ...

Croatian Freediver Holds His Breath For 29 Minutes. AFP Rijeka, Croatia: For almost 30 minutes, Vitomir Maricic didn't take a ...

Face down in a pool, surrounded by anxious onlookers, the Croatian freediver fought spasming pain to redefine what doctors thought was possible. When he finally surfaced, he had smashed the previous ...

Around midnight a few weeks ago during spring break vacation, college senior Joseph Pedrotti and some friends gathered at the pool of their hotel in Panama City Beach, Florida. Pedrotti "was betting ...

A Philadelphia mother's loss of two of her children, who drowned in a pool over Memorial Day weekend, highlights the danger of breath-holding games in the water – even when played by children who are ...

NEW YORK, May 29 (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy SEAL hopeful and his friend, an off-duty lifeguard, were barreling through underwater drills in a pool just 3.5 feet (1 meter) deep. No one realized anything ...

Masked, fin-footed competitors traversed a chlorinated underworld in search of a salt water ball — and a chance to fly abroad to compete for a world cup. That was the scene — captured for spectators ...

There are many reasons why you may hold your breath. You may hold your breath while swimming, before playing a wind instrument, or just to see how long you can hold it. It's hard to hold your breath ...