Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Adyut Dobhal Sets India Freediving Record With 51-Metre Dive
Adyut Dobhal is a 21-year-old diver from Delhi who set a new Indian freediving record.
He dived 51 metres underwater in Cebu, Philippines.
He held his breath for about two minutes and 40 seconds.
In this type of dive, called free motion, divers pull themselves down a rope.
Strong underwater currents made the attempt take longer.
Dobhal stayed calm because panic could make him use oxygen too quickly.
He trained with mindfulness and other techniques to control his mind.
He now hopes to dive beyond 60 or 70 metres and help freediving grow in India.
Twenty-one-year-old Adyut Dobhal completed a 51-metre freedive in Cebu, Philippines, on August 2.
He completed the dive in about two minutes and 40 seconds while holding his breath.
The “free motion” dive was made more difficult by strong currents that added about 40 seconds.
Dobhal broke the joint record held by Bux Khurana and Shubham Pandey.
He hopes the achievement will raise interest in freediving before India’s first competition in November.
- Who
- Adyut Dobhal, a 21-year-old Indian freediver, set the record.
- What
- He completed a 51-metre freedive, breaking India’s joint national record.
- When
- The dive took place on August 2.
- Where
- Cebu, Philippines.
- Why
- Dobhal aimed to set a national record and hopes Indian performances abroad will help popularize freediving in India.
- Diver
- Adyut Dobhal
- Achievement
- A 51-metre national freediving record
- Location
- Cebu, Philippines
- Dive time
- About two minutes and 40 seconds
- Discipline
- Free motion
- Previous record holders
- Bux Khurana and Shubham Pandey
- Next national event
- India’s first freediving competition is scheduled for November