The longest time that someone has held their breath underwater is 20 min 10 sec by Stig Åvall Severinsen (Denmark) in the shark tank at Kattegat Centre, Grenaa, Denmark, on 1 April 2010.
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In 2007 Lithuanian Arvydas Gaiciunas claimed a new world record for holding his breath underwater: 15 minutes, 58 seconds.
the Guinness world record for breath holding is 22 minutes held by Stig Severinsen. It is called static Apnoea which must be conducted under water. The person uses O2 to get the body saturated before the attempt
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The current world record for breath-holding is held by Stig Severinsen from Denmark, who held his breath underwater for 22 minutes.
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David Blaine's current record for holding his breath underwater is 17 minutes and 4.4 seconds.