Background
He was born in the United Kingdom but moved to New Zealand when he was 18 months old.
He was born in the United Kingdom but moved to New Zealand when he was 18 months old.
As of 2013 Trubridge holds the world record in the free immersion and the constant weight without fins disciplines, and was the first to break the 100m barrier unassisted. Trubridge mainly competes in the depth disciplines. He additionally scored the highest number of points for an individual at the 2010 Freediving Team"s World Championships held in Okinawa, Japan.
Trubridge is an Apnea Academy instructor and as of 2013 operates a freediving school and annual competition, both called Vertical Blue, at Dean"s Blue Hole in Long Island, Bahamas from September to May.
During the summer he teaches courses in Europe and trained at Tenerife Top Training Center. Trubridge was the main subject of a documentary entitled "Breathe" directed by Martin Khodabakhshian, which documents Trubridge"s pursuits in 2010 to become the first free diver ever to reach 300 feet with a single breath in the discipline of constant weight no finances
81 m (26574 ft) Constant Weight without fins, 9 April 2007
82 m (26902 ft) Constant Weight without fins, 11 April 2007
84 m (27559 ft) Constant Weight without fins, 4 April 2008
107 m (35104 ft) Free Immersion, 8 April 2008
86 m (28215 ft) Constant Weight without fins, 10 April 2008
108 m (35433 ft) Free Immersion, 11 April 2008
88 m (28871 ft) Constant Weight without fins, 10 April 2009
90 m (29527 ft) Constant Weight without fins, 3 December 2009
92 m (30183 ft) Constant Weight without fins, 19 April 2009
116 m (38057 ft) Free Immersion, 22 April 2010
95 m (31167 ft) Constant Weight without fins, 26 April 2010
96 m (31496 ft) Constant Weight without fins, 10 December 2010
100 m (32808 ft) Constant Weight without fins, 14 December 2010
101 m (33136 ft) Constant Weight without fins, 16 December 2010
121 m (39698 ft) Free Immersion, 10 April 2011.