What is the longest time someone has held heir breath?

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Nia

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Ok, so my friend was having asthma problems, and her airway got constricted, so she couldn't breathe. Our friends were trying to get her to brethe, cpr, and all that. She was awake durring the whole thing, and after about an Hour and thirty minutes, she finaly took a breath. Btw we're both 14. Our friends that helped, were 15, 16, and 17. ha ha, isn't that funny?
One of my friends wouldn't let us call 911, he thought he could help her, and he did, so...
 
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john

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On April 30, 2007 David Blaine was on the Oprah Winfrey show, not just for an interview, but to also make an attempt to break the record for the world's longest breath hold of 16 minutes 32 seconds set by Peter Colat.

David Blaine did beat the record, spending a soggy 17 minutes 4.4 seconds in an acrylic bubble filled with water.

But.......Although David Blaine's record is recognized by Guinness, it is not recognized by the free diving community due to the fact that he spent 23 minutes breathing pure oxygen before his attempt.

From Wikipedia: Static Apnea should not be confused with the Guinness World Record for holding the breath underwater. Guinness allows inhalation of oxygen prior to the athlete's performance, while such inhalation is strictly forbidden according to AIDA's rules for the recognition of records para 3.9.

According to AIDA, the record for the longest breath hold is owned by Tom Sietas at 9 minutes 8 seconds which he accomplished in Hamburg, Germany in 2007.
 
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lawlz

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Hahaha, someone neededing serious medical attention, and instead getting CPR from children. That is totally funny (next time, call 911... Idiots).

It is impossible to hold your breath for an hour and a half - This person was getting some air, just not the full amount. The world record is 15 or so minutes. I'm not doing research for this, but, I know experienced free divers can hold their breath for up to 12 minutes... I'm sure someone can get to 15ish.
 
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