Egyptian scuba diver Walaa Hafez breaks Guinness World Record for The Longest Open Saltwater Scuba Dive. His new World Record is 51 hours and 20 minutes. The event took place on the 4th of June, 2015, during the Red Sea Festival at the Red Sea Resort off Hurghada, Egypt at a depth of around 10 meters with a water temperature of 22˚C.
The dive started on Thursday morning and ended at Saturday 6:00 pm. Hafez consumed 55 tanks of Air, with the help of 25 divers from different countries including Germany, Russia, Italy, Netherland and Austria. Even with the shallow depth of 10 meters, the dive time of more than 55 hours required extensive and complex decompression planning. Hafez also battled potential hypothermia, using both a dry suit as well as a battery-powered heating system to stay warm. A very carefully planned and timed diet of liquid food and drinks maintained his energy levels as well as kept his blood chemistry stable.
Walaa get a historical place for Egypt in Guinness World Records by his longest open saltwater scuba dive, beating the previous world record which was set by American Allen Sherrod at 51 hours and 4 minutes.
Walaa Hafez
Walaa Wael Abbas Hafez was born on 26th of August, 1979, in Alexandria.
Walaa has joined the Egyptian Naval College and graduated in 2001. Walaa had to leave his work as a naval Special Forces SEAL team leader in the Egyptian Navy Special Forces, due to a serious injury in the revolution of 25th of Janury 2011.
