Recorded Deep Dives Below 200m / 656ft
For which there is PROOF |
|
| Rank |
Depth ft/m |
Altitude above
Sea ft/m |
Altitude Corrected
Depth ft/m |
Year |
Name /Country |
Venue |
Type |
Equipment |
|
| 1 |
722/220 |
633/193 |
738/225 |
1961 |
J. Hannes Keller / Switzerland |
Lake Maggiore |
Lake |
open circuit |
| 2 |
672/205 |
505/154 |
684/209 |
1982 |
J. Hasenmayer / Switzerland |
Fontain de Vaucluse / France |
Cave |
open circuit |
| 3 |
660/201 |
262/80 |
666/203 |
1987 |
S. Exley / USA |
Mante / Mexico |
Cave |
open circuit |
| 4 |
780/238 |
262/80 |
788/240 |
1988 |
S. Exley / USA |
Mante / Mexico |
Cave |
open circuit |
| 5 |
867/264 |
262/80 |
876/267 |
1989 |
S. Exley / USA |
Mante / Mexico |
Cave |
open circuit |
| 6 |
863/263 |
5086/1550 |
1035/315 |
1993 |
S. Exley / USA |
Bushmansgat /
South Africa |
Cave |
open circuit |
| 7 |
744/227 |
164/50 |
749/228 |
1993 |
J. Bowden / USA |
Zacaton / Mexico |
Sinkhole |
open circuit |
| 8 |
825/251 |
164/50 |
830/253 |
1993 |
J. Bowden / USA |
Zacaton / Mexico |
Sinkhole |
open circuit |
| 9 |
721/220 |
164/50 |
726/221 |
1993 |
S. Exley / USA |
Zacaton / Mexico |
Sinkhole |
open circuit |
| 10 |
663/202 |
0 |
N/A |
1994 |
J. King / USA |
Dean’s Blue Hole / Bahamas |
Sea |
open circuit |
| 11 |
754/230 |
5086/1550 |
904/276 |
1994 |
N. Gomes / South Africa |
Bushmansgat /
South Africa |
Cave |
open circuit |
| 12 |
826/252 |
5086/1550 |
991/302 |
1994 |
N. Gomes / South Africa |
Bushmansgat /
South Africa |
Cave |
open circuit |
| 13 |
925/281.9 |
164/50 |
931/284 |
1994 |
J. Bowden / USA |
Zacaton / Mexico |
Sinkhole |
open circuit |
| 14 |
696/212 |
0 |
N/A |
1994 |
T. Kostas / Greece |
Mediterranean |
Sea |
open circuit |
| 15 |
927/282.6 |
5086/1550 |
1112/339 |
1996 |
N. Gomes / South Africa |
Bushmansgat /
South Africa |
Cave |
open circuit |
| 16 |
787/240 |
505/154 |
801/244 |
1997 |
P. Bernabe / France |
Fontain de Vaucluse / France |
Cave |
open circuit |
| 17 |
722/220 |
1476/450 |
760/232 |
1998 |
G. De Oliveira / Brazil |
Mysterious Lagoon / Brazil |
Sinkhole |
open circuit |
| 18 |
664/202.5 |
0 |
N/A |
2000 |
B. Reymenants / Belgium |
Blue Hole / Dahab |
Red Sea |
open circuit |
| 19 |
692/211 |
0 |
N/A |
2000 |
C. Serpieri / Italy |
Mediterranean |
Sea |
open circuit |
| 20 |
833/254 |
0 |
N/A |
2001 |
J. Bennett / U.K. |
Philippines |
Sea |
open circuit |
| 21 |
787/240 |
0 |
N/A |
2001 |
J. Hilbert / Germany |
Red Sea |
Sea |
open circuit |
| 22 |
1010/308 |
0 |
N/A |
2001 |
J. Bennett / UK |
Phillippines |
Sea |
open circuit |
| 23 |
722/220 |
0 |
N/A |
2002 |
L. Cunningham / UK |
Red Sea |
Sea |
open circuit |
| 24 |
682/208 |
0 |
N/A |
2002 |
G. Dominik / Poland |
Red Sea |
Sea |
open circuit |
| 25 |
898/274 |
1476/450 |
946/289 |
2002 |
G.M de Oliveira / Brazil |
Lagoa Azul / Brazil |
Sinkhole |
open circuit |
| 26 |
737/224.5 |
0 |
N/A |
2003 |
C. Ullmann, V. Clausen
& M. Fuhrmann / Germany |
Red Sea |
Sea |
closed circuit |
| 27 |
787/240 |
0 |
N/A |
2003 |
L. Cunningham / UK |
Red Sea |
Sea |
open circuit |
| 28 |
720/219 |
5086/1550 |
863/263 |
2003 |
D. Shaw / Australia |
Bushmansgat/
South Africa |
Cave |
closed circuit |
| 29 |
890/271 |
0 |
N/A |
2004 |
N. Gomes / South Africa |
Red Sea / Dahab |
Sea |
open circuit |
| 30 |
725/221 |
5086/1550 |
870/265 |
2004 |
V. van Schaik / South Africa |
Bushmansgat/
South Africa |
Cave |
open circuit |
| 31 |
888/270 |
5086/1550 |
1065/324 |
2004 |
D. Shaw / Australia |
Bushmansgat /
South Africa |
Cave |
closed circuit |
| 32 |
792/241.5 |
5086/1550 |
950/290 |
2005 |
D. Shirley / UK |
Bushmansgat /
South Africa |
Cave |
closed circuit |
| 33 |
1044/318.25 |
0 |
N/A |
2005 |
N. Gomes/ South Africa |
Red Sea/Dahab |
Sea |
open circuit |
| 34 |
873/266 |
0 |
N/A |
2005 |
P. Bernabe / France |
Mediterranean |
Sea |
open circuit / closed circuit |
| 35 |
696/212 |
0 |
N/A |
2005 |
G. Dominik / Poland |
Red Sea / Ras Muhammad |
Sea |
closed circuit |
| 36 |
673/205 |
0 |
N/A |
2006 |
M. Andrews / L. Cunningham / UK |
Red Sea |
Sea / Wreck |
open circuit |
| 37 |
689/210 |
0 |
N/A |
2006 |
G. Dominik / Poland |
Red Sea |
Sea / Wreck |
closed circuit |
| 38 |
686/209 |
0 |
N/A |
2005 |
T. Omar / Egypt |
Blue Hole |
Sea |
open circuit |
| 39 |
722/220 |
0 |
N/A |
2006 |
M. Khattam / Lebanon |
Mediterranean |
Sea |
open circuit |
| 40 |
784/239 |
328/100 |
793/242 |
2007 |
B. Reymenannts / Belgium |
Sra Keow |
Cave |
open circuit |
| 41 |
758/231 |
0 |
N/A |
2007 |
Jurek Blaszczyk / Poland |
Bells/Egypt |
Sea |
open circuit |
| 42 |
696/212 |
0 |
N/A |
2005 |
Andrey Chistyakov / Russia |
El Bells/Dahab |
Sea |
open circuit |
| 43 |
728/222 |
0 |
N/A |
2006 |
Andrey Chistyakov / Russia |
El Bells/Dahab |
Sea |
open circuit |
| 44 |
794/242 |
0 |
N/A |
2006 |
Andrey Chistyakov / Russia |
El Bells/Dahab |
Sea |
open circuit |
| 45 |
774/236 |
633/193 |
790/241 |
2008 |
A. Scuotto (Italy),
P. van der Horst (Netherlands),
M. Marconi (Italy) |
Lake Maggiore/Italy |
Lake / Wreck |
Closed Circuit,
Open Circuit,
Diving Bell (21m - 0m) |
| 46 |
682/208 |
0 |
N/A |
2009 |
Paul Raymaekers (Belgium),
Marco Reis (Brasil),
Pim van der Horst (Netherlands) |
Safaga (Egypt) |
Sea |
Closed Circuit |
