Karol Meyer

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Karol Meyer
Born	(1968-10-19) 19 October 1968 (age 56) Recife, Brazil
Occupation	Free-diver
Website	http://www.karolmeyer.com.br

Karoline Mariechen "Karol" Meyer (born October 19, 1968 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil) is a Brazilian free diver. She holds two Guinness Book of World Record records: one for apnea free diving, with a dive of 121 m (328 ft), and one for static apnea with oxygen with a time of 18 minutes and 32 seconds.^[1]

Meyer became the first and only Brazilian woman athlete to achieve world records, and the first athlete in the freediving world to break a world record during an official free diving competition, according to Rank Brazil.^[2]

During her career, Meyer collected 13 victories^[3] in international events and 7 victories in national events.^{[citation needed]} She achieved one of the deepest shipwreck dives in the world at Fernando de Noronha, diving 63 meters to reach the Corveta Ipiranga.^[4]