Swimming 85m under the ice... "World record"

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A diver who swims under a frozen lake in Siberia, Russia is a hot topic.

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Lake Baikal in Siberia, also known as the oldest freshwater lake in the world.

The top of the lake is completely frozen and somebody is swimming below it.

This is Mr. Nekrasova, a Russian diver in his 40s.

The ice sheet was a whopping 25cm thick and the temperature outside the water was minus 22 degrees Celsius.

To date, the official record in this field is 76.2m held by a Danish male diver.

After swimming, Mr. Nyecrasova described it as "just like a new born, energizing job," and "a very pleasant sensation like no other."

Netizens responded, "You're a person who challenges human limitations. It's cool!", "A victory of mental power~ I respect you! But I don't want to follow it ^^".

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