He shattered the previous world record by over five minutes — now Croatian athlete Vitomir Maričić shares the details of his ...

Vitomir Maričić burst out of the water, stripped off his goggles, and gulped for air. His head was pounding. Blood vessels in his brain had dilated, creating swelling that pressed against his skull.

A Croatian freediver has achieved a seemingly impossible feat. On June 14 of this year, Vitomir Maričić took one last gulp of pure oxygen and lay down in a pool. There he remained, cool as a sea ...