Dressed in a bikini Amber Fillary dove through the triangular hole in the 40 cm (16 in.) thick ice and into the less than balmy 1°C (34°F) water in Mysutjern south of Kongsberg in Norway at noon.

Two minutes and 25 seconds later she emerged 90 meters (295 ft.) away, and the new world apnea record was a fact.

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– She's usually swims faster, so I almost though she wouldn't make it. But she did fine, Arve Gravningen from freediving company Fridykker.com told Dykking.

He arranged the record-breaking dive with the help of Drammen Sportsdykkere, a local dive club, and other volunteers. He filmed the dive himself earlier today.

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Amber Fillary, originally from Cape Town, held the previous world record of 70 meters (230 ft.). Today's dive was a massive improvement, and she even beat the men's 81 meter (266 ft.) world record.

Norwegian freediver Stanislaw Odbiezalek also had a great day in Mysutjern, setting a new personal best after swmming 80 meters (262 ft.) under the ice with the help of a monofin.






Amber Fillary arrived in Norway on February 19 and has spent the time since to acclimatize, mentally prepare and get used to the ice cold water.

She is also the holder of the South African records for Static Apnea (STA) with 6 minutes and Dynamic Apnea No Fins (DYN) with 134 meters (440 ft).





Arve Gravningen is passionately into freediving and apnea, and tells Dykking that the plans for next year are already in place:

– We're going to register Stanislaw and Mandy Sumner for records too. In 2023 we're going for three Guinness World Records on the same day, he says.

That means Amber Fillary is not finished with Norway and world records, and we will perhaps see her reach the 100 meter mark (328 ft.) in 2023.