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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).
Did he really hold his breath underwater for a staggering 17 minutes? Blaine himself claims that he performed this record-breaking 2008 stunt through rigorous training: gradually lengthening the amount of time he was able to spend underwater and pushing his body to previously unexplored limits.