FREDERIC SWIERCZYNSKI / FRANCE

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From +5870 m to -308 m: Frédéric Swierczynski, the amphibious explorer. Caving explorer. Lives in Marseille – France. Age 50. Mechanical engineer. Trimix, Cave and Rebreather instructor. Diving since the age of 12. First solo Trimix dive to -120 m at the age of 18. Started using rebreather in 2000. October 1994, Font Del Truffe (Lot – France). Longest multi-siphon dive: 21 hours. August 2016 , Grotte de la Mescla (Gorges du Var – Alpes Maritimes). Exploration of siphon no. 3 down to -267 m. May 2019, Lake Ojos del Salado (Argentina). World altitude diving record at 5870 m. November 2023, World depth record at Font Estramar in France: -308 m. Other large-scale projects are currently in the pipeline: our Marseillais with the unpronounceable name has not finished astonishing us!