Longest Ever Breath Hold | Budimir Šobat
3 Video Views·Jan 17, 2025
Croatian freediver Budimir Šobat set a new Guinness World Record by holding his breath underwater for an astonishing 24 minutes and 37.36 seconds. This historic feat, achieved in Sisak, Croatia, not only showcases the limits of human endurance but also carries a powerful message.
Driven by his daughter Saša, who has autism, Šobat uses his achievement to raise awareness for autism and support earthquake recovery efforts in his hometown. Discover the dedication, training, and purpose behind this incredible world record.
My name is Budimir Budashovac, I am 56 years old and I started to freedive when I was 48.
I am addicted to training of any kind so I have no problem with motivation
and I never stopped dreaming about achieving the top results in spite of my age.
Now I have proved that everything is possible if you are strong and dedicated. Of course,
you have to be a little bit mad. This journey is tough and full of unexpected situations
where you can easily stuck. In fact, my age gave me the benefit of experience
to stay calm at the critical moments. This record did not come by accident. I put all my effort in
The greatest motivation of all is my 21 years old daughter Sasha who has autism.
So my results are giving me the media space and then I can speak about autism awareness.
Because of spreading autism awareness I became the hero without the cape of
European Commission Croatia. While I'm doing my maximum static apnea I have my eyes closed
and all I am focused is to try to hear my heartbeat. Once I hear it I become calm and
ready to fight the time. Freediving is first of all mental sport. If you can be stronger than
your mind you will succeed. It is a really great sport. At the beginning of your dive
it's a part of joy. Then you're entering in a phase of emptiness and finally you come to the
part of real dive where you have to be focused and calm to avoid all your fears and finish the dive.
I am freediver because of the last part. It is very difficult for me to give any advice
for freediving but I will try to give you three tips which makes me a Guinness record holder.
First is never skip the training. Second I would rather be over trained than out of shape.
And the third don't just do it. Do it right no matter what. I was preparing myself for
this record for more than three years and I have trained six days a week.
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