On March 27, 2021, 56 y.o. Budimir Šobat (Croatia) broke the record for the longest time breath held voluntarily (male) with a staggering time of 24 minutes 37.36 seconds.
How the heck do people hold their breath for that long?
First you need to know that there are multiple different records for breath holding. The record that is at 24 minutes is one where you are allowed to breath pure oxygen for a certain of amount time prior to your attempt. This greatly increases the amount of oxygen in your blood. However the record where they use normal air is still at around 13 minutes.
