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Florida scuba diver Allen Sherrod set a new world record Saturday in South Florida for the longest scuba dive in saltwater.
Sherrod’s breaking record: 48 hours and 13 minutes.
The old record for the longest saltwater dive was held by William Gordon, a United Kingdom diver who set it in January 2010 in Lombok, Indonesia. Gordon’s record was 48 hours, 8 minutes and 7 seconds.
This was Sherrod’s second attempt to break the record.
On Friday, his wife said he was on track to complete the task even though he’ll leave the water earlier than anticipated.
Sherrod wanted to stay in the water until noon Saturday, but then decided to even cut that goal short due to expected rough surf, which makes it difficult for safety divers to bring him air tanks.
Divers with his safety team were pounded by the surf and sea conditions overnight as they carried fresh air tanks out to him.
Some divers lost gear; others returning to shore were swept far south of the Windjammer by strong currents. But surely enough, Sherrod surfaced at 10:25 a.m. on Saturday, breaking the current world record by just under 5 minutes.
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