Birth: 10.12.1970 Nationality: Belgian Education: Licenced Physiotherapist Solvay Business School Multiple free diving world record holder     PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor Physical trainer Sports Mental Trainer Tae Kwondo instructor

Enter a new dimension and discover the inner world of an extraordinary man, his goals and his passion for what he calls "the art of free diving".    © Benoît Milet

                                              

In 1999, Patrick Musimu, physiotherapist and martial art expert discovered free diving at the age of 28. He was immediately seduced by what these "dolphin-man " could accomplish. The spirit behind this sport matched exactly with his martial art philosophy:

"a perpetual need to push forward one's physical and mental limits."

Soon disappointed by the "classical" teaching method of free diving, he
decided to follow his own way. Based on his scientific knowledge and his
previous martial art experience, he developed his personal training program.
His program is a real revolution, unlike most free divers around the world, he never trains in pool. During winter, Patrick assisted by his fiancée, dived in the cold water of the Belgian quarries, the water was 4° C at the surface. Months had passed and ONE year after his first descent and supported by Product’s Design, he officially broke in 2 days, 2 world records in front of
the jury of the international free diving federation.

Patrick kept on training and few months later supported by Club Med
Belgium he succeeded a dive in free immersion at a depth of 86m in the
Turks & Caicos waters. Exceeding the sea record by 13m !

As a true athlete, Patrick was still not satisfied and wanted to explore new
horizons. He brought some modifications to his training method and decided
to test his abilities in the other categories. On April 20th 2002, supported by
Placid SA he trained in the Dominican Republic waters and broke his third
world record at 87metres in the constant ballast class. The record was
organized and sanctioned by Pipin Ferreras, Audrey Mestre and officials of
the IAFD.

  ”Free diving is a quest where athletes constantly look forward to resetting
their limits.”

Later, training the Riviera Maya, Mexico, Patrick designed a sled. Supported
by SSS Hyperbaric Networksand the professional team of technical divers of Bahia Diverslead by Tim Welch, he decided on November 12th to go for his fourth record in the variable weight class. Patrick succeeded and broke the world record by 3m, reaching a depth of 120m /396ft. The dive took 3min 10sec and was sanctioned by AIDA officials. The week before Patrick had reached during training the incredible depth of 123m/ 406ft!

VIDEO 120 m

"Training for this record I' ve discovered a new world and entered a new dimension. Competition has no personal value anymore and has been
replaced by passion and self-fulfillment.”

 

In 2002, after 4 world records set under the regulations of A.I.D.A. and I.A.F.D., Patrick Musimu decided to step out of the freediving federations.

His quest for the unknown lead him to the No Limit category. According to him, this category should not be considered nor used as a sport.

In 2003, Patrick had a dream. The idea was to test and demonstrate human potential far from any commercial and political games.

In 2004, the authorities of the Red Sea Government believed in his tremendous project and gave the green light to the most ambitious diving project:

"The Ultimate Dive".

Convinced that barriers are in our mind, Patrick trained to survive the unknown.

In June 2005, within 3 weeks and only 10 dives Patrick Musimu marked history
by diving consecutively to 100, 136, 151, 170, 185 metres, and on the 26 th of June, he finally reached the mythical mark of 200 metres.

On the 30 th of June, his body exhausted forced him to stop after a dive at - 209,6 metres, shattering the deepest human performance registered by almost 40 metres. Never in the diving history, such a gab between
performances has been achieved.

 

" Nothing is absolute. Redefine concepts, redefine yourself.

Barriers are in your mind.

Accept No Limits! "

Patrick Musimu