Hold your breath

One thousand, four hundred and forty three...let these words roll about in your mind first. These are the number of seconds for which Aleix Segura held his breath while face down in a pool: a world record! If you think this is mind boggling, it absolutely is! Having read about this feat recently, I scoured through the internet to understand the science behind it. Given below is a link to an article from the New Yorker on this topic. Happy reading!

https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/pushing-the-limits-of-extreme-breath-holding