Hold Your Breath, We’re Attempting to Make Another Guinness Worlds World Record!

Monday 29th of November 2021

On October 1, 2019, the Maldives secured a spot in the Guinness World Records book for the most number of people freediving at the same time. The event held in line with the World Tourism Day celebrations deemed historical with 520 people, including the President of the Maldives, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, and two-time world record holding freediver, William Trubridge, freediving into the blue and breaking the record.

This year again, Neyvaa is back for a second edition – and this time, the attempt is to make a Guinness World Record for most people performing static apnea simultaneously. Neyvaa 2 is scheduled to take place on September 27, 2022, as part of the grand celebrations for both World Tourism Day and 50 Golden Years of Tourism in the Maldives occassions. Divers will make the attempt in multiple locations across the archipelago at the given time.

Organized by Freedive Maldives, the event is open for participants from resorts in the Maldives to be a part of the world record attempt. Accepted in groups of at least 30 participants (staff and guests included) from each resort, everyone will be given proper training to prepare them for the static apnea accordingly. The requirement is to hold your breath underwater for about 2 minutes, which does not necessarily require any previous diving or swimming skills. Hence, this opportunity is golden for all water-enthusiasts to make history in the Maldives once again!

Neyvaa 2 will be livestreamed for a wider audience on the day of the event. Ministry of Tourism and Maldives Association of Tourism Industry (MATI) has endorsed this event. All interested personnel can contact Freedive Maldives at 9988770 or email freedivex@gmail.com.