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A Russian female diver set a new record by swimming 85 meters while submerging for 1 minute and 30 seconds on Lake Baikal, the deepest and oldest lake in the world.
Russian English publisher Moscow Times According to et al., this year, 40-year-old diver Yekaterina Nekrasova participated in the annual swimming competition held on Lake Baikal on the 7th, which was Russian Orthodox Christmas. ‘Ice swimming’ is a Russian tradition that descends on Orthodox Christians and is known as part of the January ritual commemorating the baptism of Jesus.
Necrasova was shown swimming 85m for 1 minute and 30 minutes in water under ice. He swims in the water at 0 degrees Celsius, wearing only a swimsuit, without a wetsuit and flippers (swimming flippers).
The support team had to cut 25 cm thick ice in each section in case Necrasova had to stop swimming.
When Necrasova finished his successful challenge and came out of the water, he made an’OK’ gesture with his hand. “85m! It was a world record.”
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Footage shows Ekaterina Nekrasova, 40, holding her breath as she swims without wet suit or flippers in +0.02C water/-22C air. The 85m breaststroke swim in Lake Baikal took 1.5 min; holes were cut in the 10-inch thick ice at regular intervals in case she needed to abort the swim pic.twitter.com/ya2fD1ImMF
— The Siberian Times (@siberian_times) January 11, 2021
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CNNHe started free diving four years ago, and practiced diving four times a week in a warm swimming pool in Moscow and twice a week in a real ice hole for this challenge.
Necrasova recalled the time of the challenge and said, “For a moment, I stood in front of the ladder and took a breath. I dive while standing for about 30 seconds until my pulse calms down.” “There was no wind in the water, no fear, and it was very comfortable,” he told CNN.
He expressed this experience as’joy’ and said, “I enjoyed the process and was overwhelmed.” “For me, diving under the ice energizes me as if I was born again,” he added. “It’s a very pleasant sensation that cannot be compared to anything else.”
Guinness World Records told CNN that details of Necrasova’s record were received, but have not been officially confirmed.
Earlier, in the case of female divers, in February of last year, South Africa’s Amber Fillery swims 70 meters in the water under an ice sheet in Norway, setting a world record in this category.
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