The world record, set by David Blaine, is 17 minutes and 4.4 seconds.
In 2007 Lithuanian Arvydas Gaiciunas claimed a new world record for holding his breath underwater: 15 minutes, 58 seconds.
Holding your breath underwater is when your head/face is underwater and you do not breath.
David blaine set the world record for staying underwater for 17 minutes and 4 seconds
Mark Lauren, author of You Are Your Own Gym, swam 133m on one breath for 2 minutes and 23 seconds.
A whale CAN drown- they cannot stay underwater indefinitely. When underwater, they hold their breath. They are REALLY good at holding their breath, and their bodies have adapted to doing that.
The current world record for holding one's breath is held by Aleix Segura Vendrell of Spain, who held his breath underwater for 24 minutes and 3.45 seconds in 2016. He achieved this remarkable feat in an attempt to raise awareness about the importance of organ donation.
The Guinness world record for breath holding is twenty two minutes. This record is held by Stig Severinsen of Denmark.
They don't. They are merely very good at holding their breath.
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The same way as any other animal. They breathe it with their lungs. When they are underwater, they are holding their breath like whales do.