Hungary’s Szofia Torocsik and Croatia’s Petar Klovar set new women’s and men’s world records in the Free Immersion (FIM) freediving discipline this week.
The records were set at the AIDA Mabini Depth Quest competition in the Philippines.
Torocsik successfully dove to 105m/344ft, surpassing Croatia’s Sanda Delija’s 103m/338ft record set last May.
Torocsik declared herself “happy” with the result in a Facebook post:
“It was a difficult dive, wind and strong current made the course difficult and for some reason the program did not start on my watch, which would have sent the sound signals down, so I shook from feeling and the darkening of the water to see the depth I am now.
“Very tired, luckily tomorrow is a rest day. Thank you very much to everyone who is following my journey and supporting me!”
Klovar for his part dove successfully to 137m/449ft, 2 meters/6.6ft deeper than his 2023 record.
In an Instagram post, Klovar wrote:
“This dive is in memory of Andrey Matveenko.
“137 meters — officially the deepest dive ever done. In memory of a great athlete and an even greater person. In memory of a freediving community that stepped on its moral values for personal gain. In memory of a federation that avoided any accountability.
“Saying ‘it will not happen to me’ is like saying your house won’t catch fire because your neighbor’s is burning.
“A year later. Same people. Same organization. Different location.
“There is only one thing I can wish you… Good luck. You’re going to need it.”
