Egyptian Tourist Authority. The diving resort city of Hurghada - Egypt saw an exciting competition, when experienced diver Patrick Musimu broke a new world deep free diving record.
The Ultimate Dive set at 209.6 meters, has already struck the whole diving and sports world. Numerous media crew were present to witness this dive. This press came from Egypt, France, Belgium, Poland, Russia, Germany (TV5, RTBF, Thalassa, VTM, Tauchen.) Documentaries will be aired advertising what have been achieved here in Hurghada during these last weeks.
This record without precedent has been ratified thanks to tremendous effort and support of technology. As no dive computers able to display a 200m dive were available on the market, the international computer company SUUNTO designed 2 unique special dive computers for the occasion. Mr Jim Clymer, SUUNTO European business manager himself, came in Hurghada and on the 4th of July during the international press conference, he displayed in front of all the international TV cameras the dive profile of the 209.6m.
Moreover, the entire dive has been recorded on video by a camera placed on the machine (the sled) that brought me down to the depth.
‘’This record was challenging science and involved many risks that only a professional organisation composed by a professional team could insure its safety and success. I would like to thank the Governor of the Red Sea and the different parties, which helped us to make of this project an incredible success. The Red Sea Association for Diving and Water sports and the E.T.A. (Egyptian Tourist Authority) have done a tremendous effort to pull out this project to the end’’. Said Patrick Musimu. |