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UNDER THE ICE — Think about it. How long could you realistically hold your breath underwater?
Now, think about how that number would change if you were plunged into freezing cold waters and swimming under a layer of ice. It probably goes down quite a bit.
That is the reality of what Croatian ice diver Valentina Cafolla does every time she enters the water to compete.
On Friday, Cafolla took back her Guinness World Record for the longest ice dive, just 36 hours after it was broken, by diving into the Lago di Anterselva in the Italian Alps, braving a water temperature of just 37 degrees.
She dove a distance of 459 feet on a single breath and with a single fin, slowing her heartbeat down to 50 beats per minute in the process, according to Reuters.
"I'm feeling really good. I'm really happy that all my effort paid off," Cafolla said after the dive.
Reuters said Cafolla plans to compete at the Freediving World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, in July.
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