Chapter 508 - Different Strokes For Different Folks
As the seconds ticked by, more and more people who were holding their breaths surfaced from the water. Each one was greeted with applause, and the female staff at the International Conference Center thoughtfully brought them towels, bath robes, and hot drinks.
Several minutes later, there were only two people left in the swimming pool, Chen Junwei and Kun Yu. Liu Shiqing estimated that both of them had been holding their breath under the water for over eight minutes. To Liu Shiqing's knowledge, the Frenchman Stefan Mifsu had accomplished a feat on June 8, 2009, when he held his breath for 11 minutes and 35 seconds, setting a world record for static apnea that remained unbroken to this day.