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Karol Meyer
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Born | (1968-10-19) 19 October 1968 (age 55) |
Occupation | Free-diver |
Website | http://www.karolmeyer.com.br |
Karoline Mariechen "Karol" Meyer (born October 19, 1968 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil) is a Brazilian free diver. She holds two Guinness Book of World Record records: one for apnea free diving, with a dive of 121m (328ft), and one for static apnea with oxygen with a time of 18 minutes and 32 seconds.[1]
Meyer became the first and only Brazilian woman athlete to achieve world records, and the first athlete in the freediving world to break a world record during an official free diving competition, according to Rank Brazil.[2]
During her career, Meyer collected 13 victories[3] in international events and 7 victories in national events.[citation needed] She achieved one of the deepest shipwreck dives in the world at Fernando de Noronha, diving 63 meters to reach the Corveta Ipiranga.[4]