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Posted: 2022-08-11T15:27:59Z | Updated: 2022-08-11T15:27:59Z

French free diver Arnaud Jerald broke the world record Tuesday for deepest dive with bi-fins, according to the BBC . The 26-year-old descended a staggering 393 feet in a matter of 3 minutes and 34 seconds during the yearly Vertical Blue competition in the Bahamas.

It was an amazing dive, said Jerald in the video shared by the BBC. I cannot believe I made it. I put all my effort this winter for my training here to make it. But for sure at the end when you made it, its bigger than what I can imagine and I feel safe with the team here.

This was not only the seventh time Jerald has broken a world record, but the second time in one week. He broke his own record from Day 1 of the Vertical Blue competition by adding another three feet on Day 7, according to Le Monde .

Jerald became a passionate diver when dyslexia impeded his academic pursuits at the age of 16, according to his website . He successfully graduated before diving into his passion and became the youngest free diver in history to reach 328 feet in 2017, according to The Indian Express .

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