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'''Nuno Gomes''' (born 1951) is a [[South Africa]]n [[Scuba diving|SCUBA diver]] (of [[Portugal|Portuguese]] descent) who holds the official current (2009) world record [[deep diving|deep dive]] (independently verified and approved by Guinness World Records) using self contained breathing apparatus (SCUBA), having dived to a depth of 1,044 feet (318.25 m) excluding the rope stretch, in the Red Sea (Dahab) off the coast of Egypt, in 2005. The total dive time was 12 hours and 20 minutes, while the descent took 14 minutes. He is one of only two men verified to have dived on SCUBA equipment below 1,000 feet (the other diver being the late [[John Bennett (diver)|John Bennett]]), though [[Pascal Bernabé]] claims to have dived to 1,083 feet (330 m) in July, 2005. |
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| name = Nuno Gomes |
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| birth_place = [[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]] |
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| occupation = [[Engineer|Civil Engineer]] |
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| known_for = Deepest [[cave diving|cave dive]] (1996)<br />[[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] for deepest dive (2005) |
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| awards = [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] (2005) |
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| website = {{URL|http://www.nunogomes.co.za/|Personal website}} |
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'''Nuno Gomes''' is a [[scuba diver]] who lives in [[New York City]]. Born in [[Lisbon]], his family relocated to [[Pretoria]] when he was 14 years old.<ref name="bio"/> He held two world records in deep diving (independently verified and approved by [[Guinness World Records]]), the cave diving record from 1996 to 2019 and the sea water record from 2005 to 2014. |
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== Records == |
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| ⚫ | Gomes is also a renowned [[Cave diving|cave diver]] and |
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Gomes used self-contained underwater breathing apparatus to dive to a depth of {{convert|1044|ft|order=flip}} in the sea.<ref name="sterling" /> The dive was done in the [[Red Sea]] off the coast of Egypt near [[Dahab]] in June 2005. Gomes' total dive time was 12 hours and 20 minutes; the descent took 14 minutes.<ref name="cdnn" /> |
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He is one of four men to have dived with [[scuba set|scuba equipment]] (using [[Trimix (breathing gas)|trimix]]) below {{convert|1,000|ft|order=flip|abbr=on}}; the other three are Ahmed Gabr, [[Mark Ellyatt]], and the late [[John Bennett (diver)|John Bennett]]. |
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| ⚫ | Gomes is also a renowned [[Cave diving|cave diver]] and held the World Record for the deepest cave dive, done in [[Boesmansgat]] cave (South Africa), to a depth of {{convert|927|ft|abbr=on|order=flip}}, in 1996.<ref name="boesmansgat" /> The cave is located at an altitude of more than {{convert|1500|m|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} above sea level, which resulted in Nuno having to follow a decompression schedule for an equivalent sea level dive depth of {{convert|1112|ft|order=flip|abbr=on}} to prevent [[decompression sickness]] ("the bends").{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}} The total dive time was 12 hours and 15 minutes; the descent took 14 minutes with four minutes spent at the bottom.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} |
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==See also== |
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*[http://www.cdnn.info/news/industry/i050613.html South African Nuno Gomes now world's deepest scuba diver] |
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== References == |
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<ref name="bio">{{cite web |url=http://www.nunogomes.co.za/nuno.htm |archive-date=7 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807155126/http://www.nunogomes.co.za/nuno.htm |title=Short biography of Nuno Gomes |last=Venter |first=Pieter |website=NunoGomes.co.za |access-date=6 April 2015}}</ref> |
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<ref name="cdnn">{{cite web|url=http://www.cdnn.info/news/industry/i050613.html |website=CDNN.info |title=South African Nuno Gomes now world's deepest scuba diver |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050615001108/http://www.cdnn.info/news/industry/i050613.html |archive-date=15 June 2005}}</ref> |
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<ref name="sterling">{{cite web |url=http://www.sterlingdivers.com/nuno-gomes.html |title=Nuno Gomes |publisher=Sterling divers |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206164223/http://www.sterlingdivers.com/nuno-gomes.html |archive-date=2018-12-06|accessdate=2023-06-18 }}</ref> |
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<ref name="boesmansgat">{{cite web |url=http://www.karstworlds.com/1996/ |title=World Record Cave Dive |website=Karst Worlds |access-date=29 August 2021}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 17:22, 17 April 2024
Nuno Gomes | |
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| Occupation | Civil Engineer |
| Known for | Deepest cave dive (1996) Guinness World Record for deepest dive (2005) |
| Awards | Guinness World Record (2005) |
| Website | Personal website |
Nuno Gomes is a scuba diver who lives in New York City. Born in Lisbon, his family relocated to Pretoria when he was 14 years old.[1] He held two world records in deep diving (independently verified and approved by Guinness World Records), the cave diving record from 1996 to 2019 and the sea water record from 2005 to 2014.
Records
[edit]Gomes used self-contained underwater breathing apparatus to dive to a depth of 318 metres (1,044 ft) in the sea.[2] The dive was done in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt near Dahab in June 2005. Gomes' total dive time was 12 hours and 20 minutes; the descent took 14 minutes.[3] He is one of four men to have dived with scuba equipment (using trimix) below 300 m (1,000 ft); the other three are Ahmed Gabr, Mark Ellyatt, and the late John Bennett.
Gomes is also a renowned cave diver and held the World Record for the deepest cave dive, done in Boesmansgat cave (South Africa), to a depth of 283 m (927 ft), in 1996.[4] The cave is located at an altitude of more than 1,500 m (5,000 ft) above sea level, which resulted in Nuno having to follow a decompression schedule for an equivalent sea level dive depth of 339 m (1,112 ft) to prevent decompression sickness ("the bends").[citation needed] The total dive time was 12 hours and 15 minutes; the descent took 14 minutes with four minutes spent at the bottom.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Venter, Pieter. "Short biography of Nuno Gomes". NunoGomes.co.za. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Nuno Gomes". Sterling divers. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ "South African Nuno Gomes now world's deepest scuba diver". CDNN.info. Archived from the original on 15 June 2005.
- ^ "World Record Cave Dive". Karst Worlds. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
External links
[edit]- "Nuno Gomes". NunoGomes.co.za. - official site
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