#VB2018 Alexey Molchanov's World Record Dive to 130m

WATCH as Alexey Molchanov takes you on the deepest self-propelled dive in the history of freediving.

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-Diveye Cinematography & Technology: Michal Biskup, Grzegorz Furga, Wiktor Grzeskowiak, and Mariusz Sobczak
-Editor: Mariusz Sobczak
-Media Producer: Francesca Koe
-Platform Coordinator: Sam Trubridge
-Event Organizer: William Trubridge
-Safety Team: Marco Cosentino (CoS), Louisa Collins, Roberto Berto, Sayaka Itagaki, Alex Llinas, Gianfranco Montanti, Lily Crespi, Chris McKay
-Medical Team: Leigh and Bill Baker, Ryan Baugh
-Photography: Daan Verhoeven & Alex St. Jean
-Music: Don't Float Away by Contemplation

[LoganthMEU]

He dives to 130 m but really hes travelled 260 m on one breath, that is amazing

[thanosxd]

I'm watching this while enjoying my delicious oxygen

[slifer]

People really don't understand how amazing of a feat this is. At that depth it is nearly impossible for a normal human being to even bring themselves back up due to the weight and the pressure of the water. But this guy went all the way down to 130m and all the way back up. Effortless. With fins or not, this is truly a spectacular feat.

[ep]

He held his breathe for as long as it takes a olympian to run a mile! Insane! Definitely a star athlete!

[edgarcb]

...and here I am almost passing out just to hold my breathe when washing shampoo off my head...

[giovanni.schiavo]

YouTube recommendations at 3 a.m. never disappoint me

[pauln]

His totally calm persona as he surfaces says it all. Absolute control.
Snorkelling to 10 metres is pretty damn hard for most mere mortals like me, he was in perfect control after nearly 5 minutes underwater and 130m.

[ashleycope]

Amazing how calm his descent is. Not moving a muscle unless necessary. Hats off, sir.

[dspair]

"okay guys, welcome to our segment called: you die, you lose"

[boilerdam]

At these top levels of any sport, their actions looks so peaceful, calm and almost poetic. Alexey basically just cruised down to 130m, retrieved the tag and came up. He made it look so easy but there's so so much going on in the background and as I've been digging a lot into freediving recently, it's certainly not for the faint hearted. What an amazing achievement of human endurance!

[davilimalol]

What stood out most to me is that when he reaches the bottom at 130 meters it's already completely dark, as if the dive was taking place at night. The oceans get dark quick.

[migrations]

Man.... This guy must have ridiculous mental strength combined with his physical prowess. You know that feeling where you are really deep and you kind of panic trying to get to the surface? This guy never shows any kind of desperation while ascending. Just smooth swimming.

[Tsaks]

I could easily beat his record and dive much deeper, but without coming back to the surface.

[Ptz]

No human can dive to 130m


Alexey Molchanov: Hold my breath

[cheebacheeo]

That's crazy... People don't quite get how difficult that is. Hats off to him.

[cmvwcph]

Очень горжусь нашим Алексеем!Такой простой в общении, улыбка просто восхищает!Сколько самообладания и тренировок чтобы вот так легко нырнуть на такую глубину и обратно вернуться, гордость России!

[courtnims]

This guy has a significant diving advantage, he sinks faster as a result of his GIANT STEEL BALLs

[coma]

Seeing the number of people who are supporting him during the dive, formally as part of the safety team, or watching on the sidelines is pretty cool. Seems like a niche community that has their stuff together.

[Nirsterkur]

I'm watching this for the past 4 years and I can't get enough of it. Truly mind-boggling!

[masterofnone]

Being a scuba diver ..this is just amazing. The forces exerted on the body are just crazy at these depths