This is the moment a freediver, who took just one breath before he hit the waters, reaches the bottom of world's deepest pool.

Guillaume Nery can be seen sinking at a rapid speed until he makes it to the bottom of the 130ft deep Y-40 Deep Joy pool, after around two minutes of plummeting.

The record breaking diver had to empty his lungs to be less buoyant and sink more freely.

Record breaking diver Nery sinks rapidly to the bottom of the pool

After around two minutes of plummeting Nery touches the bottom and thinks about going back up

Doing so, Guillaume said, was only one half of the challenge, though - the other was to have his wife, Julie Gautier, swim next to him and film the entire breathold, without using scuba equipment.

The 35-year-old, from Nice, France, said that he undertook the challenge because of his love for the unique venue in Venice, Italy.

Guillaume said: 'I just love this place, its one of the most fascinating place to freedive in the world, even if its artificial.

'When you are in this pool, it feels like a science fiction scene, futuristic, and the water is so clear that sometimes you have the feeling that you are flying.'

Though the pressure and sheer length of the breathold would be a challenge for a mere mortal, for a freediver like Guillaume, the dive is rather straightforward, he said.

Nery starts his descent to the bottom after taking one breath

Inside world's deepest thermal water pool where you can dive to depths of over 130ft and swim like a mermaid The Deep Joy pool is just outside the small Italian commune of Montegrotto Terme, about 28 miles west of Venice

In the past, Guillaume has broken four world records and can dive 126 meters below the surface on a single breathe.

When undertaking such incredible feats, the freediver always expresses caution; he never dives alone.

With Julie by his side for this specific dive, Guillaume looked to have fun with the occasion, and after releasing the footage this month, his video has already been viewed more than half-a-million times.

Guillaume said: 'We try to show another approach to underwater filming.

'I like to play underwater - to walk, run, jump, climb, fly.

'That's why, most of the time, I am never swimming, and why I never use fins for moving underwater.

'I like the idea of acting like a human, amphibious, and not and not like a diver.

'It feels like I am out in space, without gravity.'

The pool water is kept at a balmy 32 degrees Celsius by the thermal water.

The project was designed by architect Emanuele Boaretto and the Boaretto Hotel Group and opened in June 2014.

It offers a range of underwater activities - as well as scuba dives, the property also offers underwater photography sessions and dive training.