Alenka Artnik, Slovenia, set a new world record with her 120-metre-deep freedive under her own physical power.

In a time of three minutes 28 seconds, Artnik became the first female to reach 120 metres.

The Slovenian completed the record at Vertical Blue in the Bahamas.
She said: "On my ascent I was very focused on technique but at the same time I just seemed to melt into the water.

"Diving felt amazing! Not many men can dive that deep and the number is really crazy! It’s hardcore but I was just following my progress and I knew exactly what to do and it makes me really happy.”

This footage was filmed on July 20.

On day 4 of #VB2021 Alenka Artnik became the first woman to ever reach 120m while freediving under her own propulsion. In a dive time of three minutes and :28 seconds Alenka made history and took her own WR (set a couple of days earlier) ever deeper.

Vertical Blue and Deans Blue Hole have always been perceived as the mecca of freediving. At #VB2021 a true glass ceiling was shattered when Alenka Artnik of Slovenia became the first woman to ever reach 120m CWT under her own physical power. On Day 4 of the competition the determined Slovenian was sure of her performance.

“I felt very present in the water today. On my ascent I was very focused on technique but at the same time I just seemed to melt into the water,” said Alenka “It was definitely the flow-state”. Alenka improves upon her previous WR of 118m CWT which she set on the very first day of the competition.

As for her second WR at the comp, Alenka had this to say about her 120m CWT dive: “Diving felt amazing! Not many men can dive that deep and the number is really crazy! It’s hardcore but I was just following my progress and I knew exactly what to do and it makes me really happy.”