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A diver in Groveland, Florida, set a new world diving record last Friday after spending more than five consecutive days underwater.
People gathered around Groveland's Lake David to watch as diver Allen Sherrod, 47, stepped foot back on land. Around 9 a.m. Sherrod broke the world diving record for the longest time spent underwater in freshwater by just about 15 minutes.
"This was like amazing. He's tried this two times before. This whole week we knew he could pull it off," said Nicole Plussa, 17, who attempted the women's world diving record but had to resurface after about 13 hours.
Sherrod walked out of Lake David with a bottle of champagne and his sense of humor still intact.
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For additional information on this record-setting dive, read this report form the World Records Academy.
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