Florida professor sets underwater living record - 74 days. Plans to stay for 100 days
KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) — A university professor broke a record for the longest time living underwater without depressurization this weekend at a Florida Keys lodge for scuba divers.
Joseph Dituri’s 74th day residing in Jules’ Undersea Lodge, situated at the bottom of a 30-foot-deep lagoon in Key Largo, wasn’t much different than his previous days there since he submerged March 1.
Dituri, who also goes by the moniker “Dr. Deep Sea,” ate a protein-heavy meal of eggs and salmon prepared using a microwave, exercised with resistance bands, did his daily pushups and took an hour-long nap. Unlike a submarine, the lodge does not use technology to adjust for the increased underwater pressure.
The previous record of 73 days, two hours and 34 minutes was set by two Tennessee professors -- Bruce Cantrell and Jessica Fain -- at the same location in 2014.
https://apnews.com/article/florida-environment-education-underwater-record-1b7657c223a738c7a7b6b129dc4a928b/gallery/91da94e8059a4ba28d99cba647399459
https://apnews.com/article/florida-environment-education-underwater-record-1b7657c223a738c7a7b6b129dc4a928b