{"id":69546,"date":"2025-08-13T17:43:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T14:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/cairo\/?p=69546"},"modified":"2025-08-14T15:22:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T12:22:24","slug":"this-quadroplegic-captain-is-making-history-with-a-guinness-world-record-dive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/cairo\/en\/news\/this-quadroplegic-captain-is-making-history-with-a-guinness-world-record-dive\/","title":{"rendered":"This Quadroplegic Captain is Making History with A Guinness World Record Dive!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Egyptian Captain Walaa Hafez Makes History with Record-Breaking Underwater Dive<\/strong><\/p>\n

In an awe-inspiring display of willpower and resilience, Captain Walaa Hafez \u2014 a former officer in Egypt\u2019s Navy Special Forces \u2014 has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest underwater dive by a person living with quadriplegia.<\/p>\n

Hafez, who sustained a severe spinal injury that left him paralyzed from the neck down, managed to remain underwater for 6 hours, 4 minutes, and 45 seconds<\/strong> without interruption. His achievement marks the first-ever global record of its kind<\/strong> for someone with his condition.<\/p>\n

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