{"id":190080,"date":"2022-10-29T06:20:58","date_gmt":"2022-10-29T13:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=190080"},"modified":"2022-10-30T11:39:42","modified_gmt":"2022-10-30T18:39:42","slug":"15-weird-swimmer-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/15-weird-swimmer-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Weird Swimmer Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"

15 Weird Swimmer Facts<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Dr. G. John Mullen, Swimming World Contributor<\/em><\/p>\n

Swimmers are fascinating. Not to be biased\u00a0or anything, but they are. Swimmers have superhuman-like capabilities.\u00a0They can make their bodies do weird things. And they have some rather strange rituals. These 15 weird facts about swimmers will give you a new appreciation for the sport. <\/span><\/p>\n

1. Freedivers can hold their breath for more than 10 minutes.<\/b><\/h2>\n

How long can you hold your breath? Go! If you are like most people, you start to feel panicked at about <\/span>30 seconds<\/span><\/a>. People in good health and with proper training can hang on for at least 2 minutes. Freedivers take the cake. A freediver can hold his\/her breath for as long as 10 minutes. The <\/span>world record for breath-holding is 22 minutes<\/span>, which is currently held by Stig Severinsen<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n