Stéphane Mifsud
Encyclopedia
Stéphane Mifsud is a French
free diver
born 13 August 1971 in Istres
(Bouches-du-Rhône
). His lung capacity
was measured at 10.5 litres. He is five times world champion in static apnea
(breath holding).
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
free diver
Free-diving
Freediving is any of various aquatic activities that share the practice of breath-hold underwater diving. Examples include breathhold spear fishing, freedive photography, apnea competitions and, to a degree, snorkeling...
born 13 August 1971 in Istres
Istres
Istres is a commune in southern France, some 60 km northwest of Marseille. It is in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture...
(Bouches-du-Rhône
Bouches-du-Rhône
Bouches-du-Rhône is a department in the south of France named after the mouth of the Rhône River. It is the most populous department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Its INSEE and postal code is 13.-History of the department:...
). His lung capacity
Lung volumes
Lung volumes and lung capacities refer to the volume of air associated with different phases of the respiratory cycle. Lung volumes are directly measured...
was measured at 10.5 litres. He is five times world champion in static apnea
Static Apnea
Static Apnea is an AIDA International discipline in which the freedivers hold their breath for as long as possible with their respiratory tracts immersed, their body either in the water or at the surface...
(breath holding).
Personal best
- Static apnea: 11 minutes 35 seconds on 8 June 2009 (World Record)
- Dynamic apnea without fins - 131 m
- Dynamic apnea with fins - 213 m