Freediving speed 100 m, men

What to remember

Lignano, Italy, 15 June 2018: Germany's Malte Striegler covered 100 m on one breath in 30.350 s. CMAS lists the time as the men's speed world record.

This event, which CMAS codes SPE, measures neither a depth nor a maximum distance. The task is to go as fast as possible over a fixed distance while holding one breath. Competitive freediving covers very different goals: some disciplines chase depth, others time or distance, and this one turns breath-holding into a race against the clock. The time is given to the thousandth of a second.