When it comes to deep diving, and I mean really deep diving, less than ten people are known to have dived below 240 meters, or 800 feet, using a self-contained breathing apparatus on a recreational dive. More people have set foot on the moon than have reached the deepest scuba dive.
Deep diving brings a mix of fear and fascination.
How much do you know about the deepest scuba dive in the world?
Diving to a depth of 300 meters, or 1,000 feet, is the “holy grail” of deep diving. In 2001, a diver named John Bennett first achieved this depth, and the same depth has been reached just a handful of times since.
The deepest dive in the world ever made was by the Egyptian Scuba Diver Ahmed Gamal Gabr in 2014. The world record took place in the Red Sea in the small town of Dahab in Egypt with 332.35 meters deep, the dive lasted 12 minutes, and the ascent took 15 hours!
It’s highly dangerous, yet it comes with the thrill of doing something few people have achieved so far.
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