AHMED GABR Ahmed, a TDI Instructor Trainer and a highly experienced scuba diver, is attempting this year to break the world record currently held by South African diver, Nuno Gomes. Ahmed was an officer with the Egyptian Military, having graduated from the Military Academy in ’94. He continued his career by joining the Special Forces, the Egyptian Rangers and eventually earned a scholarship to the USA Combat Diver Course. After beginning his diving career in ’94 at the age of 18, Ahmed dived for his pleasure before getting his diving instructor certification in ’96. He continued to dive both for pleasure and work, all the while developing the physical and mental abilities necessary to complete a world record dive. The plan to break the world record started for Ahmed in ’10, at which time he began his training. Unfortunately, training and goals had to be put on hold due to the political situation in Egypt and, Ahmed’s responsibilities as an Egyptian Military Officer. When the urgency of the political situation began to subside, Ahmed resumed his training for his world record dive. His training regiment includes physical and mental preparedness achieved through activities such as cardiovascular and meditation exercises. On September 18, 2014, Gabr plunged into the depths of the crystal clear waters of the Red Sea, off the coast of Dahab, in Egypt’s South Sinai. He broke Gomes’s world record by diving to 332.35 metres and emerged out of the water after a 13 hours 50 minutes dive. Gabr’s new record has been certified by the Guinness Book of Records in the early hours of September 19, 2014.
Posted on: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 07:57:52 +0000
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