The hectometer has officially fallen. William Trubridge becomes the first man to freedive to 100 meters with no assistance of any kind.
 
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On the 13th December 2010, just before midday, using only his bare hands and feet, William Trubridge swam down 100 meters (328 feet) into the abyss of Dean's Blue Hole (Long Island, Bahamas) and back up to the surface on a single breath of air with a total dive time of 4 minutes and 10 seconds (photo ©Paolo Valenti)
 

"It was one of the hardest dives I've done, in less than perfect conditions, but the hectometer has officially fallen....It has been a long road to this magical depth, and I could not have done it without the support of an incredible team: deep divers Brian, Paul & Jason; safety freedivers Alfredo, Brian and Charlie; photographers Igor and Paolo; paramedic Tom; Nic, who traveled for 2 days from NZ to support me; and my loyal and loving wife and coach Brittany.Thank you also to the event sponsors Suunto and Orca - their support for myself and the sport of freediving has been incredible.

Thanks also to my other athlete sponsors Ex Drinks and Tenerife Top Training, and to Glorope for supplying the perfect freediving cord."

  

Vertical Blue is a freediving team and school based on Long Island, in the Bahamas, running courses from introductory to high performance freediving in the stunning waters of Dean's Blue Hole, the deepest blue hole in the world.
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The love of the diver for his world of wavering light. His world of pearls and tendrils and his breath at his breast. Born as a plunger into the deeps he is at one with every swarm of limegreen fish, with every coloured sponge. As he holds himself to the ocean's faery floor, one hand clasped to a bedded whale's rib, he is complete and infinite. Pulse, power and universe sway in his body.
- Mervyn Peake