Deepest scuba dive in the world 2014 has just been achieved by Egyptian special force member Ahmed Gamal Gabr. According to Guinness World Records officials on Friday, Gabr was able to break the record for the world record of the deepest scuba dive in the world 2014 with a plunge into the Red Sea.

According to the AFP in Cairo, Gabr reached the depth of 332.35 metres or 1,090 feet in only 12 minutes. However, the travel back took him almost 15 hours so he would not suffer any injury or illnesses.

The record for the world record of the deepest scuba dive in the world 2014 was reportedly achieved by Gabr on Thursday at the popular Red Sea diving resort of Dahab. The previous record the Egyptian surpassed was of a dive whicd reached 318.25 metres or 1,044 feet, set in the same location on June 2005 by South African Nuno Gomez, reports the AFP.

According to the Associated Press, the official confirmation on the deepest scuba dive in the world 2014 had been done by Guinness World Records Judge Talal Omar on Friday. Omar noted the record attempt to have begun on Thursday morning. According to the judge, Gabr emerged from the water after midnight on Friday.

Omar reportedly told the AFP via email, "I would like to confirm that the record for the deepest scuba dive (male) in Dahab, Egypt was successful and was achieved by Ahmed Gabr."

Of course, Gabr had not been alone towards his journey in striking the record on the deepest scuba dive in the world 2014. He was assisted by a team of hyperbaric doctors and French and Egyptian diving specialists. They reportedly created custom-made decompression tables whilst using more than 60 different diving tanks of several gases to keep him alive on his way back.

Apparently, his training with the team took four years to finish because of the enormous risks the 41-year-old lieutenant colonel had to face. Organisers said his initial plan was to descend 350 metres to hit the record for the deepest scuba dive in the world 2014, which is a dangerous depth as water pressure reaches 35 kilos per square centimetre.

There are risks such as nitrogen narcosis and high pressure neurological syndrome (HPNS), which, according to the AFP, killed former world record holder American Sheck Exley.

According to Al Arabiya News, Exley's record had not really been certified by the Guinness World Records. However, his name is recognised by the world's clubs and experts of sport diving.

Gabr's team said during training for the for the deepest scuba dive in the world 2014, Gabr had to spend months planning his every move, such as race car drivers taking in the details of their courses.

Al Arabiya News reports that a camera had been fixed together Gabr's equipment to record his feat of achieving the record for the deepest scuba dive in the world 2014.

Though he had a team accompany him in the depths of the Red Sea, he reportedly left behind other divers and friends after reaching 100 metres. He was alone descending into the cold, dark depths of the sea.

Apparently, Gabr used techniques learned from yoga masters in getting the record for deepest scuba dive in the world 2014. This is because he had to limit his breathing to a minimum and consciously slow his heartbeat. According to Al Arabiya News, at such extreme depths, divers must know how to achieve fill body control as the ascent back to the surface could be fatal.

Deepest scuba dive in the world 2014 was achieved by a man who began his diving career at the age of 18. According to the AP, Gabr was granted a scholarship to the United States Army Combat Diver course at the time. It was the year 2010 when he began training for the record of the deepest scuba dive in the world 2014.

Good morning Ahmed Gabr on the top of the list as the world record holder for deep diving #Egypt #Dahab pic.twitter.com/8gohQGkpk7 — Love Life &Smile (@loveLife_Smile) September 19, 2014

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