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Harry Houdini was renowned for his ability to hold his breath for three and a half minutes in the early 20 th century. Five years ago, his fellow illusionist David Blaine broke the world record for breath-holding with a total of 17 minutes and 4 seconds.acques Mayol may be the best empirical evidence for the advantages of breath-hold training. The Frenchman was the first freediver to reach 60 meters (197 feet), in 1966. Seventeen years later, at the age of 56, Mayol broke his own personal best by diving to 105 meters (344 feet).
The world record is currently held by the famous magician and illusionist David Blaine. On an average, a person can hold his or her breath underwater for a very short period of time that is approximately between 45 seconds and 75 seconds (or one minute and fifteen seconds). When a person is immersed in cold water, there is a considerable reduction in the duration of time that a person can hold his or her breath underwater for.