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Breaking records without breaking the ice: freediver prepares for a freezing swim

By AFP
28 February 2021   |   6:20 am
Czech freediver David Vencl is using this year's cold winter to get ready to set a new world record in swimming under the ice with breath held. He is planning to swim 80 metres with a single breath.

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