Carlos Coste

Carlos Coste, born on 2 February 1976, is a Venezuelan professional freediver. His interest in apnea began in 1996 at the University Underwater Activities Club of the Central University of Venezuela. In December 2002 he broke his first AIDA world record, in free immersion at 93 metres, and in September 2003 he became the first person to exceed 100 metres in free immersion with 101 metres, certified by AIDA and Guinness World Records. In 2005 he won the AIDA World Championship in Nice and set a constant weight record of 105 metres, and in 2006 he briefly held the variable weight record with 140 metres. A 2006 air embolism during a No Limits training dive to 182 metres interrupted his career, and he received the Venezuelan Orden José Félix Rivas in 2005.