The diver Venezuelan Carlos Coste won a new world record with the “Longest snorkeling in underground cave.” Carlos was a record 150 meters down in a time of 2 minutes and 32 seconds. The event took place in Dos Ojos Cenote.
Dos Ojos Cenote is a flooded cave system that lies south of Playa del Carmen and Tulum north coast in the Caribbean state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. This complex has the longest cave in Quintana Roo, with more than 118 meters deep in the Pit Cenote.
The diver Carlos Coste says that he was preparing for that dive over three years: “I participate in competitive diving for more than 10 years and this was without doubt the most bizarre I’ve ever done,” sighs the athlete.
Coste, “achieving this goal has been a dream. Since I was a kid I was interested in caves and combine this passion with my profession as a diver has been incredible.”
Source: Diving Magazine
