The average breath-holding time is 30 to 90 seconds. This time can very by person due to many factors, such as lung capacity and breath-holding training. Jump to Key Takeaways. Breath-holding is a ...

Croatian freediver Vitomir Maričić gives PEOPLE a moment-by-moment account of what it felt like to hold his breath for over ...

Vitomir Maricic, a freediver from Croatia, did something incredible on June 14: He held his breath for 29 minutes and three seconds, shattering the previous world record by nearly five minutes. For ...

Take, for instance, Croatian freediver Budimir Šobat. On March 27, 2021, Šobat held his breath underwater for an astounding 24 minutes and 37 seconds—a feat that was only possible thanks to minutes of ...

From childhood contests to grown-up moments of poolside bravado, most of us have tested our limits to see how long we can go without breathing. The aftermath includes experiencing a little ...