LAKE SILS, Switzerland, March 14 (Reuters) – David Vencl emerged from the depths of Switzerland’s Lake Sils on Tuesday after a report dive beneath the ice to a depth of greater than 50 meters and not using a wetsuit.
The 40-year-old Czech diver’s report vertical plunge to 52.1 meters in a single breath follows his entry into the Guinness World Information e book for swimming the size of a frozen Czech lake in 2021.
Vencl dived by means of a gap within the ice then retrieved a sticker from a depth of fifty meters to show his feat earlier than re-emerging by means of the identical gap. He spat some blood, sat down for a minute after which opened a bottle of champagne. A later go to to the hospital confirmed there was nothing critical.
[1/3] Czech freediver David Vencl dives to 52 metres below the ice of Lake Sils in a single breath and sporting solely a swimsuit on this image taken from a video in Sils close to St. Moritz, Switzerland March 14, 2023. David Vencl Organisation/Handout through REUTERS
The Swiss plunge in temperatures of between 1 and 4 levels Celsius took him 1 minute 54 seconds, his promoter Pavel Kalous stated, which was a bit slower than anticipated.
“He type of loved it however he admits he was just a little extra nervous than standard and he had some issues with respiratory,” he instructed Reuters.
“There’s nothing troublesome for him to be in chilly water… Lack of oxygen is one thing regular for him. However this was utterly totally different as a result of it is actually troublesome to work with the strain in your ears in chilly water,” he added.
“In the event you mix all these three issues: chilly water, lack of oxygen and the issue with working with strain, it is one thing very distinctive,” he added.
Reporting by Denis Balibouse in Lake Sils, Switzerland
Writing by Emma Farge
Modifying by Matthew Lewis
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