“How on earth would any human being manage to hold his or her breath for these extraordinary periods? And why? Most of us find it difficult to do a length under-water in the average swimming pool. Indeed, the average person can’t hold their breath for more than 30 seconds or so — and even someone in excellent health is gasping by two minutes. Most Japanese pearl divers, who dive deep without oxygen for their treasure, can’t manage more than seven minutes. Such discipline is vital to pearl divers if they want to make a living, but Sietas, a 35-year-old German, risked his life simply to get in the Guinness Book Of Records. So how does anyone go about training themselves to hold their breath for ten minutes and beyond?” w/ photos
