Free Diving History in the Bahamas!

Dean’s Blue Hole on Long Island, Bahamas, the spot where free diving history happened last month, attracts Bahamas diving vacationers from all over as the world's deepest known ocean blue hole and second largest underwater chamber.

On April 11, 2007, with a dive time of 3’09” and without the assistance of fins, ropes or weight belts, William Trubridge reached an unassisted free dive depth of 82 meters at Dean’s Blue. Two days prior, Trubridge made free diving history by reaching 81 meters, shaving a meter off the previous record set by Czech diver Martin Stepanek in 2005. The 27 year-old from New Zealand is now known as the man the holds the new world record for free diving.

Dean's Blue Hole, plunging 663 feet into the ocean floor, is the world's deepest blue hole and the second largest underwater chamber. Lying just offshore of Long Island, Bahamas, Dean’s attracts Bahamas diving vacationers worldwide. On a clear day, with the sun shining straight into the hole, it is like diving in an immense underwater cathedral. Dean’s, harboring all kinds of tropical reef fish, is a diver’s dream offering the most amazing diving experience to those seeking a Bahamas diving vacation.

Learn more about The Bahama Out Islands, Dean's Blue Hole and William Trubridge.