Skandalopetra diving

Skandalopetra diving (Greek: σκανταλόπετρα) dates from ancient Greece, when it was used by sponge fishermen, and has been re-discovered in recent years as a freediving discipline.[1] It was in this discipline that the first world record in freediving was registered, when the Greek sponge fisherman Stathis Chantzis dived to a depth of 83 m (272 ft) in July 1913.[2] It consists of a variable ballast dive using a skandalopetra tied to a rope. A companion on a boat recovers the diver by pulling the rope up after the descent, and keeps a watch on the diver from the surface.

  1. ^ "Introducing… Skandalopetra - Freedive Earth". www.freedive-earth.com. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  2. ^ "Everything Old is New Again - Skandalopetra – DeeperBlue.com". DeeperBlue.com. 2010-07-09. Retrieved 2018-08-26.