Ahmed Gabr

Ahmed Gabr (أحمد جبر in Arabic) is an Egyptian Scuba Diver who holds the Guinness two World Record for both The Deepest Scuba Dive ever achieved by a male Diver, and The Deepest Scuba Dive ever achieved by a human. Ahmed achieved the depth of Ahmed is an ex-Egyptian Army officer and the only certified US Combat Diver in the middle east.

Date of Birth: November 9th 1972 (42 years) PADI staff instructor SDI and TDI Instructor Trainer The one and only ERDI instructor trainer in the Middle East The one and only US combat diver in the Middle East

Guinness World Record:

In 2010 Ahmed started training to break the world's record for the depth ever achieved by a man in scuba diving, holder of the previous record was Nuno Gomes with a record of 1,044 feet (318.25 m). Initially the dive was scheduled to be done on 2012, but due to some political unrest in Egypt the dive was postponed. On September 18th 2014 Ahmed Gabr started his World record dive, with the help of a team of 30 individuals, including 9 divers as well as technicians, medical staff, and media representatives. The dive started at 10:30 on Thursday, his descend took only 15 minutes, then the journey or ascending took him 13 hours 35 minutes as he finally surfaced on Friday at 12:20 am. The slow ascent is designed to mitigate the harmful effect of the pressure of the depths on the gasses inside the lungs. Other than air, Gabr inhaled different mixes of nitrogen, oxygen and helium, each with its own risk factor that could be fatal in many cases. Gabr managed to reach 335 meters, instead of the 350 meters already planned, and preferred to accept this depth not to risk any nerve damage due to the HPNS ((high pressure nerves syndrome) he was experiencing. Minutes later the depth was adjusted by the world guinness team to 332.35 meters (1091 feet) due to a slight bend in the rope resulting from the water current. Amazingly, Gabr was able to address the team and the media only minutes after surfacing, which was dazzling to all experts who expect hours of recovery from this strenuous experience.

See also

  • World's deepest SCUBA dives

Sources

Website: http://www.ahmedgabr.com