Fastest human-powered submarine

What to remember

On 28 June 2007, Sebastien Brisebois and Joel Brunet drove the submarine Omer 5 to 8.035 knots, or 14.881 km/h (9.247 mph). The mark was certified by the ISR. There is no engine on board: the craft moves on human effort alone, in the two-seater propeller class of human-powered submarines.

Omer is a series of human-powered submarines built by students of the École de technologie supérieure in Montreal, Quebec, for the International Submarine Races. Across its generations, the Omer programme also set one-seater marks: 7.682 knots for Omer 13 with a propeller, and 4.96 knots for Omer 11 in the non-propeller class.

It is the fastest human-powered submarine.