Sunday, November 18, 2012

Meet the superhumans

Freedivers are known for mastery of both their body and their breathing, but Sietas's abilities are in a league of their own. Since he began his freediving career in 2000, Sietas has redrawn human boundaries in dynamic and static apnea – holding your breath while swimming or stationary – and broken 22 world records, most of them his own. For his last feat, in May, he took to a water tank and held his breath for 22 minutes and 22 seconds, beating his own record by five minutes.

 From Serena Williams and her unbeatable serve, to the pianist with the fastest fingers in the world and the man who learnt Icelandic in a week, Emma John tracks down five people whose powers are out of this world.

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