Freediving athlete Ruth Osborn sets new National Record

British freediving athlete Ruth Osborn has set a new National Record in Free Immersion, breaking one of the longest standing freediving records.

The 15 year old record of 81m was set by Sara Campbell on 21st October 2007.

On 18th May 2023, at Freediving World in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Ruth Osborn set a new British National Record in Free Immersion diving to 82m in tough conditions with a dive time of 2 minutes and 53 seconds.

Ruth’s dive is the second deepest dive ever done in competition by a British woman.

You can see a video of the record breaking dive here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsbYy31PVQN/

Congratulations Ruth from everyone at Scubaverse!