Vitomir Maričić, a freediver from Croatia, managed to hold his breath for 29 minutes and three seconds at the bottom of a 3-meter-deep pool, shattering the previous world record by a whopping five minutes.

Most of us can only hold our breath for a few seconds to a couple of minutes, but with the right training, some people can hold their breath underwater for such long periods of time that they might as well be superhumans. These people are called freedivers. After undergoing extensive physical and mental training, including diaphragmatic breathing, cardiovascular exercise, and meditation, they are able to perform extreme feats that seem impossible to most humans. Vitomir Maričić, an experienced freediver from Croatia, recently set a new world record for the longest oxygen-assisted breath-hold ever – 29 minutes and 3 seconds – surpassing the previous world record by approximately five minutes.