00:00Don't hold your breath unless you're crazy enough to do this.
00:06Welcome to Weird But True, your deep sea plunge into the strangest stories from The Post.
00:10Alexei, congratulations for the world's record, white color!
00:15This week, the world's greatest living freediver, Alexei Molchanov, broke his own record.
00:20Shocking the world, and naysayers on TikTok.
00:23Today's episode of Random White Acts of Danger, we have Alexei Molchanov.
00:27Margin for error?
00:28You guessed it.
00:29While some scuba dive on vacation in the tropics, freedivers learn to swim underwater for long
00:35stretches of time without the help of a breathing apparatus.
00:38Me, I'll be sitting by the pool with a daiquiri.
00:41The scary sport allows for fins, a mask, and a guide rope.
00:45And of course, the desire to look in the face of the grim reaper and laugh.
00:49That's what Alexei did at the 8th Freediving World Championships in Cyprus.
00:53The 38-year-old, who is in self-exile from Russia, took home gold, which also happens to be his
00:58signature color.
00:59He's giving Austin Powers' gold member a run for his money.
01:01I love gold!
01:03Alexei plunged an insane 413 feet, all in a single breath.
01:10He broke last year's record by 5 feet, or exactly the height of one Sabrina Carpenter.
01:16At the 2024 Championships, Alexei held his breath for a staggering 4 minutes and 32 seconds.
01:22Way longer than the average person who can suck it in for about 30-60 seconds before completely
01:28giving up.
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