Herbert Nitsch

Herbert Nitsch
Born (1970-04-20) 20 April 1970 (age 54)
Austria
Occupation(s)World Record Holder Free-diver and Air pilot

Herbert Nitsch (born 20 April 1970) is an Austrian freediver, the current freediving world record champion, and "the deepest man on earth"[1] having dived to a depth of 253.2 meters (831 feet).

Nitsch has held 34 world records in all of the eight freediving disciplines recognised by AIDA International and one in the traditional Greek discipline of Skandalopetra.

  1. ^ Kingston, Gary (30 June 2012). "Deep underwater diving, without a safety net". The Vancouver Sun. p. 53. The current [no limits apnea] world record is 214 metres by Austrian Herbert Nitsch, dubbed the "Deepest Man on Earth".