14 DAY TRIAL // Not too long ago, a 41-year-old man from Egypt managed to set a new record for scuba diving. Interestingly enough, Ahmed Gabr says that he did it not for fame or glory, but for science.
In order to become the new record holder for the deepest scuba dive ever documented, this man dove at a depth of 332.35 m (1,090 ft 4.5 in) in the Red Sea, in the waters off the coast of Dahab, Egypt.
In doing so, he surpassed the previous record holder, South African Nuno Gomes, who, back in 2005, made it all the way to a depth of 318.25 m (1,044 ft).
If you're having trouble figuring out what makes this man's dive news-worthy, you should know that three American football fields placed one after the other measure just 900 feet (274.32 meters) in length.
Otherwise put, this 41-year-old man dove over a distance that most of us would have trouble covering at a fast pace. And that's what makes his achievement really impressive.
As mentioned, Ahmed Gabr maintains that he completed this dive for the sake of science. Thus, Live Science tells us that, in an interview with the press, he said that he merely wanted to prove that humans have what it takes to survive the harsh environmental conditions present in the deep sea.
