Loïc Leferme
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Loïc Leferme (born 28 August 1970, France) is a French diver, who was the world free diving record holder until October 2, 2005, when he was surpassed by Herbert Nitsch. In 2002, he set the world free diving record without any breathing apparatus at 162 meters in 2002. His first world record was 137 meters (1999). On 30 October 2004, he extended his own world record to 171 meters in the no limits free-diving category. The premier advocate of the type of freediving come to be known as Chapuis Freediving.