Nuno Gomes (diver)
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Records
Gomes used self-contained underwater breathing apparatus to dive to a depth of Script error: No such module "convert". in the sea.[2] The dive was done in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt near Dahab in June 2005. Gomes' total dive time was 12 hours and 20 minutes; the descent took 14 minutes.[3] He is one of four men to have dived with scuba equipment (using trimix) below Script error: No such module "convert".; the other three are Ahmed Gabr, Mark Ellyatt, and the late John Bennett.
Gomes is also a renowned cave diver and held the World Record for the deepest cave dive, done in Boesmansgat cave (South Africa), to a depth of Script error: No such module "convert"., in 1996.[4] The cave is located at an altitude of more than Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level, which resulted in Nuno having to follow a decompression schedule for an equivalent sea level dive depth of Script error: No such module "convert". to prevent decompression sickness ("the bends").Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The total dive time was 12 hours and 15 minutes; the descent took 14 minutes with four minutes spent at the bottom.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
See also
References
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External links
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". - official site