No. Human beings cannot breath underwater at all without an external source of air.
In theory, yes. the human can hold its breath underwater for up to five minutes before suffocation or drowning sets in. However, it is hard enough to hold your breath for five minutes out of water. most people can hold their breath underwater for two or three minutes at the maximum
The Bajau people can hold their breath underwater for an average of about 5 minutes, but some individuals have been known to hold their breath for up to 13 minutes.
You can't breathe underwater at all.
40 minutes
up to 10 minutes
In 2007 Lithuanian Arvydas Gaiciunas claimed a new world record for holding his breath underwater: 15 minutes, 58 seconds.
David Blaine holds the world record for holding his breath underwater for 17 minutes and 4.4 seconds.
David Blaine's current record for holding his breath underwater is 17 minutes and 4.4 seconds.
three to five minutes
In Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," Huckleberry Finn holds his breath underwater for around five minutes. This feat is mentioned in Chapter 10 of the book.
How do you hold your breath longer underwater? Applying a few of these tips should help: remain relaxed and calm visualize yourself holding your breath longer don’t eat before holding your breath perform deep breathing to increase your diaphragm incorporate O2 tables into your training incorporate CO2 tables into your training let little breaths escape at a time don’t stop training to improve breath holding ability shrinkme.org/guysBreathingChallenge
Myoglobin enables the marine mammals to be able to hold their breath for extended periods of time underwater. The beaver has been reported to hold its breath underwater for about 15 minutes.