Dos Ojos

World record in cave diving

  • 9.10.2009
  • Distance: 17 km
  • Depth: 72 m
  • Time: 9:58 h


Expeditions

Philippines 2016

Philippines 2016

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Meksyk 2015

Mexico 2015

Cenotes are submerged caves formed during the last glacial period (approx. 1.5 million years ago). The icecaps on the poles expanded and the sea level went down by approximately 100 meters. (more)

Vanuatu 2014

Vanuatu 2014

Vanuatu, an independent republic spread across about 80 islands in the south-west part of the Pacific Ocean. Four major islands are Espíritu Santo, Malekula, Éfaté and Tanna. (more)

Great Abaco Bahamy, Dans Cave/Blue Hole 2014r.

Great Abaco, Bahamas, Dan's Cave / Blue Hole 2014

The Bahama islands are known among the divers as a very valued diving location. In addition to other attractions, the deepest sea blue hole in the world can be found there. (more)

The Cayman Islands 2012

The Cayman Islands 2012

USS Kittiwake is 76 meters long and has 5 decks, which makes is a place worth visiting. Upon its sinking, the wreck became the most recent artificial coral reef in the Caribbean Sea. (more)

Namibia 2012r.

Namibia 2012

For deep-sea divers Namibia means breathtaking deep water diving in the heart of the desert surrounded by beautiful landscapes. There are a couple of impressive and deep water-filled caves there. (more)

Atol Bikini, Saratoga/Nagato 2011r.

Bikini Atoll 2011

Bikini Atoll, situated in the Pacific Ocean, is a part of the Marshall Islands archipelago, consisting of 1225 islands in the area of more than one million square kilometers. For enthusiasts of deep diving and exploration of shipwrecks it is a true paradise and a place for establishing new records. (more)

Galapagos 2010

Galapagos 2010

Almost the entire area of the Galapagos Islands (97%) is a national park, established in 1959. The underwater flora is phenomenal. There are many species of shark, and you can actually see them underwater, not only read about them. (more)

Micronesia 2010

Micronesia 2010

The Truk Lagoon is a place of one of the most important naval battles of World War II and the world's largest graveyard of warships. We begin diving with a giant cargo ship the San Francisco Maru: 5,831 tons displacement, 116 feet long. They call her ‘the million dollar wreck’. She lies at 65 meters. Visibility is excellent and the water warm – about 28 Centigrade. (more)

New world record in the longest cave diving - Mexico 2009

New world record in the longest cave diving - Mexico 2009

On the 9th of October 2009, in the Dos Ojos System caves on the Yucatan peninsula, Leszek Czarnecki set a new world record for the longest distance covered in cave diving - more than 17 kilometers. In preparation for the final solo dive Czarnecki was supported by a group of seven divers. (more)

Antarctica 2008

Antarctica 2008

After successfully completing the diving expedition to the North Pole in April 2006, the South Pole expedition was only a matter of time. And so, in February 2008 we were off to Antarctica. (more)

Siberia 2007

Siberia 2007

An expedition along the legendary Trans-Siberian BAM or Baikal-Amur Magistral is several thousand miles of wilderness, where a bridge over a river is often an unattainable luxury. Ours was one of the few off-road teams that managed this feat. In less than 23 days we were able to ascribe a circle from Irkutsk to Tynda and back to Irkutsk, finding a few days spare to dive in the Lake Baikal. (more)

Bikini Atoll 2007

Bikini Atoll 2007

The Bikini Atoll today is primarily a place for monitoring radioactive contamination by the U.S. Atomic Commission and the site of a diving base opened in 1998. There is plenty to see, because a whole armada of ships lies in the waters of the lagoon. (more)

Bikini Atoll 2006

Bikini Atoll 2006

The Bikini Atoll is a part of the Marshall Islands archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. After nuclear weapons test held there by the U.S. army, the Islands were called an atomic tomb, and for over 50 years were closed to the world. During our first trip, one of the ships that we had the opportunity to explore closer was the Japanese battleship Nagato. (more)

North Pole 2006

North Pole 2006

The Arctic is a place one does not necessarily associate with diving. The extreme conditions are not favourable to such expeditions, but there are those for whom the Arctic waters are a perfect place to dive. First of all, there is a lot of little known places. (more)

World record in the longest cave diving - Mexico 2005

World record in the longest cave diving - Mexico 2005

In July 2005, Leszek Czarnecki and Krzysztof Starnawski became world record holders in the longest cave diving. They traversed 14 km of corridors underwater. That is a kilometer more than the Brazilian Gilberto Menezes, who did 13 km in the Bananeira cave. (more)

Mexico 2004 – 2005

Mexico 2004 and 2005

Mexico was not a random choice. The longest cave systems, very popular among cave divers, are located there. The Dos Ojos or Ponderosa in the Yucatan are some of the most beautiful cave systems in the world. (more)

Bushmansgate record dive – South Africa 2003

Bushmansgate record dive – South Africa 2003

On September 11, 2003 Leszek Czarnecki set a new Polish record in cave diving, going down to the depth of 194 m in the Boesmansgat (Bushmansgate) cave in South Africa (1560 m above sea level). Leszek Czarnecki's decompression lasted 4 h 48 min at a water temperature of 16 Centigrade. (more)

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