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Below the surface: The stories behind underwater world records

As part of NautiWeek, you’ll meet two people who broke world records while underwater on this episode of Audacious.

Budimir Šobat won a world record for holding his breath underwater for almost 25 minutes! What advice on breathing does he have for the rest of us?

Then, we connect with Dr. Joe Dituri, first as he was living in a hotel 30 feet below sea level for 100 days… And then after he resurfaces, setting the world record for the longest time living underwater.

GUESTS: 

  • : Beat the Guinness World Record for . He used 100% oxygen and went 24 minutes and 37.36 seconds without breathing.
  • : To research the effects of long-term compression on the human body, he lived 30 feet underwater for 100 days at the Jules’ Undersea Lodge. This made him the Guinness World Record-holder for .

Dive into all of the nautical themed stories airing this week on ϳԹ's original talk shows by visiting ctpublic.org/nautiweek.

For a full transcript of this show, click here.

Melody Rivera, Jessica Severin de Martinez, Khaleel Rahman, Meg Fitzgerald, Meg Dalton, Carol Chen, Stacey Addo, and Catie Talarski contributed to this show.

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Jessica Severin de Martinez is a producer for Audacious with Chion Wolf.
Khaleel Rahman is a producer for 'Audacious with Chion Wolf.'
Catie Talarski is Senior Director of Storytelling and Radio Programming at ϳԹ.
Meg Dalton is the director of audio storytelling and talk shows for ϳԹ where she oversees the station’s talk shows and podcasts, including the limited series 'In Absentia'.
Meg Fitzgerald is the senior manager of projects and radio programming.
Chion Wolf is the host of Audacious with Chion Wolf on ϳԹ, featuring conversations with people who have uncommon or misunderstood experiences, conditions, or professions.