Kristijan Curavic set a new world record in diving under ice (2004). He reached a depth of more than 50 meters under ice (1.4 m thick) in Lake Djupvatnet (1100 m above sea level) in the Northeastern part of Norway, wearing only a mask, wetsuit and monofin.

In 2005 he improved his own record reaching an amazing depth of 51.2 m in 1.32 min., at the temperature of air of -22 degrees C, and water temperature of -3 degrees C, while the ice was 2m thick. After this exploit (which is not recognized by international diving organizations due to extreme life danger), Kristijan said: “This is a great event for me and for Croatia”. For more information see www.curavic.org.

In 2007 Karla Fabrio, a Croatian representative, set up a world record in diving on breath for women (discipline Jump Blue), on the World Championship held in Bari, Italy, attaining 130 m. In this way she equalled her own world record attained earliear the same year in Croatia, on the island of Vis.

 

Toni Pavicic-Donkic was the first Croat to swim across Gibraltar, 15.5 km, in 2007. It took him 3.09 h, which was the fourth time in history.

Goran Čolak Croatian holder of amazing freediving WR 273 m and of the Guinness WR 23min breath hold

 

Toni Pavicic-Donkic swimming across La Manche (The English Channel), 36 km, in 2006.
He was the second Croat to swim across La Manche, the first one was Veljko Rogosic.

Toni Pavicic-Donkic; photo from www.hsdp.hr; many thanks to Mirko Crncevic for help.