| Rank |
Depth m |
Year |
Name /Country |
Venue |
Type |
Equipment |
|
|
1
|
220
|
1961
|
J. Hannes Keller / Switzerland
|
Lake Maggiore
|
Lake
|
open circuit
|
|
2
|
205
|
1982
|
J. Hasenmayer / Switzerland
|
Fontain de Vaucluse / France
|
Cave
|
open circuit
|
|
3
|
201
|
1987
|
S. Exley / USA
|
Mante / Mexico
|
Cave
|
open circuit
|
|
4
|
238
|
1988
|
S. Exley / USA
|
Mante / Mexico
|
Cave
|
open circuit
|
|
5
|
264
|
1989
|
S. Exley / USA
|
Mante / Mexico
|
Cave
|
open circuit
|
|
6
|
263
|
1993
|
S. Exley / USA
|
Bushmansgat /
South Africa
|
Cave
|
open circuit
|
|
7
|
227
|
1993
|
J. Bowden / USA
|
Zacaton / Mexico
|
Sinkhole
|
open circuit
|
|
8
|
251
|
1993
|
J. Bowden / USA
|
Zacaton / Mexico
|
Sinkhole
|
open circuit
|
|
9
|
220
|
1993
|
S. Exley / USA
|
Zacaton / Mexico
|
Sinkhole
|
open circuit
|
|
10
|
202
|
1994
|
J. King / USA
|
Dean’s Blue Hole / Bahamas
|
Sea
|
open circuit
|
|
11
|
230
|
1994
|
N. Gomes / South Africa
|
Bushmansgat /
South Africa
|
Cave
|
open circuit
|
|
12
|
252
|
1994
|
N. Gomes / South Africa
|
Bushmansgat /
South Africa
|
Cave
|
open circuit
|
|
13
|
281.9
|
1994
|
J. Bowden / USA
|
Zacaton / Mexico
|
Sinkhole
|
open circuit
|
|
14
|
/212
|
1994
|
T. Kostas / Greece
|
Mediterranean
|
Sea
|
open circuit
|
|
15
|
282.6
|
1996
|
N. Gomes / South Africa
|
Bushmansgat /
South Africa
|
Cave
|
open circuit
|
|
16
|
240
|
1997
|
P. Bernabe / France
|
Fontain de Vaucluse / France
|
Cave
|
open circuit
|
|
17
|
220
|
1998
|
G. De Oliveira / Brazil
|
Mysterious Lagoon / Brazil
|
Sinkhole
|
open circuit
|
|
18
|
202.5
|
2000
|
B. Reymenants / Belgium
|
Blue Hole / Dahab
|
Red Sea
|
open circuit
|
|
19
|
211
|
2000
|
C. Serpieri / Italy
|
Mediterranean
|
Sea
|
open circuit
|
|
20
|
254
|
2001
|
J. Bennett / U.K.
|
Philippines
|
Sea
|
open circuit
|
|
21
|
240
|
2001
|
J. Hilbert / Germany
|
Red Sea
|
Sea
|
open circuit
|
|
22
|
308
|
2001
|
J. Bennett / UK
|
Phillippines
|
Sea
|
open circuit
|
|
23
|
220
|
2002
|
L. Cunningham / UK
|
Red Sea
|
Sea
|
open circuit
|
|
24
|
208
|
2002
|
G. Dominik / Poland
|
Red Sea
|
Sea
|
open circuit
|
|
25
|
274
|
2002
|
G.M de Oliveira / Brazil
|
Lagoa Azul / Brazil
|
Sinkhole
|
open circuit
|
|
26
|
224.5
|
2003
|
C. Ullmann, V. Clausen
& M. Fuhrmann / Germany
|
Red Sea
|
Sea
|
closed circuit
|
|
27
|
240
|
2003
|
L. Cunningham / UK
|
Red Sea
|
Sea
|
open circuit
|
|
28
|
219
|
2003
|
D. Shaw / Australia
|
Bushmansgat/
South Africa
|
Cave
|
closed circuit
|
|
29
|
271
|
2004
|
N. Gomes / South Africa
|
Red Sea / Dahab
|
Sea
|
open circuit
|
|
30
|
221
|
2004
|
V. van Schaik / South Africa
|
Bushmansgat/
South Africa
|
Cave
|
open circuit
|
|
31
|
270
|
2004
|
D. Shaw / Australia
|
Bushmansgat /
South Africa
|
Cave
|
closed circuit
|
|
32
|
241.5
|
2005
|
D. Shirley / UK
|
Bushmansgat /
South Africa
|
Cave
|
closed circuit
|
|
33
|
318.25
|
2005
|
N. Gomes/ South Africa
|
Red Sea/Dahab
|
Sea
|
open circuit
|
|
34
|
266
|
2005
|
P. Bernabe / France
|
Mediterranean
|
Sea
|
open circuit / closed circuit
|
|
35
|
212
|
2005
|
G. Dominik / Poland
|
Red Sea / Ras Muhammad
|
Sea
|
closed circuit
|
|
36
|
205
|
2006
|
M. Andrews / L. Cunningham / UK
|
Red Sea
|
Sea / Wreck
|
open circuit
|
|
37
|
210
|
2006
|
G. Dominik / Poland
|
Red Sea
|
Sea / Wreck
|
closed circuit
|
|
38
|
209
|
2005
|
T. Omar / Egypt
|
Blue Hole
|
Sea
|
open circuit
|
|
39
|
220
|
2006
|
M. Khattam / Lebanon
|
Mediterranean
|
Sea
|
open circuit
|
|
40
|
239
|
2007
|
B. Reymenannts / Belgium
|
Sra Keow
|
Cave
|
open circuit
|
|
41
|
231
|
2007
|
Jurek Blaszczyk / Poland
|
Bells/Egypt
|
Sea
|
open circuit
|
|
42
|
212
|
2005
|
Andrey Chistyakov / Russia
|
El Bells/Dahab
|
Sea
|
open circuit
|
|
43
|
222
|
2006
|
Andrey Chistyakov / Russia
|
El Bells/Dahab
|
Sea
|
open circuit
|
|
44
|
242
|
2006
|
Andrey Chistyakov / Russia
|
El Bells/Dahab
|
Sea
|
open circuit
|
|
45
|
236
|
2008
|
A. Scuotto (Italy),
P. van der Horst (Netherlands),
M. Marconi (Italy)
|
Lake Maggiore/Italy
|
Lake / Wreck
|
Closed Circuit,
Open Circuit,
Diving Bell (21m - 0m)
|
|
46
|
208
|
2009
|
Paul Raymaekers (Belgium),
Marco Reis (Brasil),
Pim van der Horst (Netherlands)
|
Safaga (Egypt)
|
Sea
|
closed circuit
|
