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Karol Meyer | |
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| Born | (1968-10-19)19 October 1968 (age 57) |
| Occupation | Free-diver |
| Website | http://www.karolmeyer.com.br |
Karoline Mariechen "Karol"Meyer (born October 19, 1968 inRecife,Pernambuco,Brazil) is a Brazilianfree diver. She holds twoGuinness Book of World Record records: one forapnea free diving, with a dive of 121 m (328 ft), and one forstatic apnea with oxygen with a time of 18 minutes and 32 seconds.[1]
Meyer became the first and only Brazilian woman athlete to achieve world records, and the first athlete in the freediving world to break a world record during an official free diving competition, according to Rank Brazil.[2]
During her career, Meyer collected 13 victories[3] in international events and 7 victories in national events.[citation needed] She achieved one of the deepest shipwreck dives in the world atFernando de Noronha, diving 63 meters to reach theCorveta Ipiranga.[4]
