Stéphane Mifsud - Piscin.
Stéphane Mifsud is a
French free diver born 13 August 1971 in
Istres
Istres (; Occitan: Istre) is a commune in southern France, some 60 km (38 mi) northwest of Marseille. It is in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture.
Location
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(
Bouches-du-Rhône
Bouches-du-Rhône ( ; , ; ; "the Mouths of the Rhône") is a Departments of France, department in southern France. It borders Vaucluse to the north, Gard to the west and Var (department), Var to the east. The Mediterranean Sea lies to the sout ...
). He is five times world champion in
static apnea (breath holding). His
lung capacity
Lung volumes and lung capacities are measures of the volume of air in the lungs at different phases of the respiratory cycle.
The average total lung capacity of an adult human male is about 6 litres of air.
Tidal breathing is normal, resting br ...
was measured at 10.5 litres.
His surname,
Mifsud, is of Maltese origin.
Personal best
* Static apnea: 11 minutes 35 seconds on 8 June 2009 (AIDA World Record at the time)
* Dynamic apnea without fins - 131 m
* Dynamic apnea with fins - 213 m
References
1971 births
French freedivers
French people of Maltese descent
Living people
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