> Scientists once thought humans could swim to a maximum depth of 30m on a single breath. Amber Bourke has gone deeper than 70m and physiology alone can’t explain why
The Men’s record is over 100m.
The article makes it sound like she broke some ‘human’ record.
11 minutes is STA – static breath-holding. Of course, without movements, you can hold breath much longer. Here are current AIDA STA WR numbers: https://www.aidainternational.org/WorldRecords/History/Stati... – legendary Natalia Molchanova still holds the record. If you don't know about Natalia, and her son Alexey (who currently holds several WR records, including 131 CWT mentioned in the article) I highly recommend reading about both of them. For example, here: https://www.gq.com/story/freediver-alexey-molchanov-profile.
For me this is an interesting story, the comments sections already have some more interesting links to follow and if you can please add more that you think are even better then this article.
In weekend we see more such stories on HN, and IMO we need a pause from yet another framework or toy shit in that language.
There's nothing wrong about writing about women doing stuff. It's the way they do it that's annoying. Write a good article. Don't bend the truth. Be honest! What she is doing is still impressive.
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[ 5.8 ms ] story [ 63.1 ms ] threadThe Men’s record is over 100m.
The article makes it sound like she broke some ‘human’ record.
She didn’t.
Strange wording.
> Bourke reached a depth of 73 metres – a world record – ...
All the facts are correct and provided. But I agree, how they present facts looked weird to me too.
Here is her WR attempt (73m CNF, red card – probably the episode described in the article) https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2285865554973859
In weekend we see more such stories on HN, and IMO we need a pause from yet another framework or toy shit in that language.
From the article: “Bourke reached a depth of 73 metres – a world record – but a split second blackout once she reached the surface disqualified her.”
is this here just because she’s a woman?
Yes, it must be some anti-man pro-woman conspiracy. That’s the obvious explanation.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/bajau-sea...
Can't wait for the article on the woman who can ski.
What's next, women riding bycicles?