Herbert Nitsch

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Herbert Nitsch (* 20th April 1970 in Vienna ) is an Austrian freediver , who is counted among the most successful free divers in the world. During his career he set 32 ​​world records in all eight internationally recognized apnea disciplines . In 2012 he had a serious accident while attempting to record.

The former professional pilot is the first person who dived more than 100 meters under his own power (deep diving with constant weight) and who officially broke the 200 m depth mark with 214 meters (deep diving discipline No Limit ).

Life

Herbert Nitsch, 2012

At the end of the 1990s, Nitsch found himself freediving by chance at the age of 29 when his diving equipment was lost on his way to a diving safari . As a result, he went snorkeling instead of scuba diving and discovered apnea diving for himself. Nitsch was a flight captain with Austrian Airlines for 15 years .

On June 6, 2012, Nitsch had a diving accident while trying to beat his own world record of 214 meters (No Limits) off the Greek island of Santorin . During the ascent from a depth of 253 meters, he fell asleep at a depth of around 80 meters due to a deep intoxication and woke up again at a depth of 24 meters and was quickly brought to the surface of the water by the backup divers without the planned decompression stop . Nitsch had to receive emergency medical care and flown to a clinic in Athens , where he was stabilized in a decompression chamber . He suffered severe decompression sickness (DCS type 2) and several strokes . Nitsch was in a coma ; then he spent several months in rehabilitation clinics and sat in a wheelchair. One year after the accident, the right half of the body was still impaired and speech impaired ( aphasia ). The time after the accident and his arduous recovery were filmed ( Back from the Depth , 2013). He has been diving again since 2014.

In December 2013, Nitsch joined the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's advisory body , the Ocean Advocacy Advisory Board .

On August 27, 2019, an asteroid was named after him: (295471) Herbertnitsch .

World records

Between 2001 and 2010, Nitsch set a total of 32 world records recognized by the AIDA International association . His world record set in 2007 with a depth of 214 meters in the No Limit discipline has not yet been broken.

The 33rd world record, which he set in 2012 on the day of his accident when he reached a depth of 249.5 meters in the No Limit discipline , was not officially recognized due to the help required by backup divers to climb.

discipline Record depth / distance / time date place Remarks
Range diving without fins ( Dynamic Without Fins , DNF) 134 m 11/24/2001 GermanyGermany Wiesbaden 6th world record by Nitsch
Range diving with fins ( Dynamic With Fins , DYN) 183 m 11/11/2002 GermanyGermany Berlin 9th world record from Nitsch
Time diving ( Static Apnea , STA) 9:04 min 12/12/2006 EgyptEgypt Hurghada 18th world record by Nitsch
Deep diving with variable weight and any aids ( No Limit , NLT) 214 m 07/14/2007 (current) GreeceGreece Spetses 20th world record by Nitsch
Constant Weight Without Fins (CNF) diving with constant weight without fins 083 m 10/19/2007 EgyptEgypt Dahab 21st Nitsch world record
Deep diving variable weight ( Variable Weight , VWT) 142 m December 07, 2009 BahamasBahamas Dean's Blue Hole 27. Nitsch world record
Constant Weight (CWT) diving 124 m 04/22/2010 BahamasBahamas Dean's Blue Hole 31. Nitsch world record
Deep diving with constant weight using a rope ( Free Immersion , FIM) 120 m 04/25/2010 BahamasBahamas Dean's Blue Hole 32nd Nitsch world record

Documentation

  • Herbert Nitsch: Back from the depths. Documentary, Austria 2013, 53 min., Book: Christian May, production: Red Bull Media House , medifilm, Mario Hann Filmproduktion, ServusTV , first broadcast: June 6, 2013 on ServusTV, published in 2014 on DVD and Blu-ray (Maritim Pictures) .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sebastian Riemer: Herbert Nitsch dived 253 meters deep in one breath - a world record! In: Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung , September 17, 2016, accessed on January 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ Simon Ribnitzky: Escape from death - the second life of the best freediver in the world . In: stern.de , July 2, 2015, accessed on January 6, 2018.
  3. ↑ Melanie Haack: "I was as close to death as you can be" . In: welt.de , June 10, 2013, accessed on January 6, 2018.
  4. ↑ Sebastian Riemer: Herbert Nitsch dived 253 meters deep in one breath - a world record! In: Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung , September 17, 2016, accessed on January 6, 2018.
  5. ↑ Philip Bauer: Herbert Nitsch: Back in depth In: DerStandard.at , April 18, 2017, accessed on April 18, 2018.
  6. ↑ Marlen Benen, Kurt Unterbach: Several strokes during a record attempt . In: Rheinische Post , June 8, 2013, accessed on January 6, 2018.
  7. ↑ The Deepest Man on Earth . In: rehatreff.de , June 13, 2014, accessed on January 6, 2018.
  8. ↑ Freediver and world record holder Herbert Nitsch joins the advisory board. Sea Shepherd Germany e. V., accessed on August 27, 2014.
  9. ^ AIDA International: “World Records Dynamic without Fins Men”. [1] , accessed April 5, 2020.
  10. ^ AIDA International: “World Records Dynamic with Fins Men”. [2] , accessed April 5, 2020.
  11. ↑ AIDA International: “World Records Static Apnea Men”. [3] , accessed April 5, 2020.
  12. ↑ AIDA International: “World Records No Limit Men”. [4] , accessed April 5, 2020.
  13. ^ AIDA International: “World Records Constant Weight without Fins Men”. [5] , accessed April 5, 2020.
  14. ↑ AIDA International: “World Records Variable Weight Men”. [6] , accessed April 5, 2020.
  15. ↑ AIDA International: “World Records Constant Weight Men”. [7] , accessed April 5, 2020.
  16. ^ AIDA International: “World Records Free Immersion Men”. [8] , accessed April 5, 2020.
  17. ↑ Herbert Nitsch: Back from the depths in the Internet Movie Database (English), accessed on January 6, 2018.
    Svenja Binder: Film trailer: Herbert Nitsch - Back from the depths . In: outdoor-magazin.com , March 14, 2014, accessed on January 6, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Nitsch, Herbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian freediver
DATE OF BIRTH April 20, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna