November 3, 2025
He Held His Breath for Nearly 30 Minutes — Here’s What Really Happened
How Freediver Vitomir Maričić Set a World Record by Holding His Breath Underwater for 29 Minutes and 3 Seconds — ‘One of the Worst Experiences in My Life’ In a feat that defies what most of us believe possible, Croatian freediver Vitomir Maričić has rewritten the boundaries of human endurance by holding his breath underwater for 29 minutes and 3 seconds. The extraordinary attempt, which took place on June 14, 2025, in a three-metre-deep pool at the Bristol Hotel in Opatija, Croatia, was witnessed by roughly a hundred spectators and officially certified by Guinness World Records as the longest voluntary










