Goran Čolak is a Croatian freediver born in Zagreb on 24 April 1983 who has specialised in the pool disciplines of dynamic apnea and static apnea. He began competing in 2006, turned professional in 2011 and has won world titles under both the AIDA International and CMAS federations. His dynamic apnea with fins distance rose through several world records, reaching 281 metres in 2013 and 288 metres in 2014, and in 2023 he set a CMAS record of 292 metres in dynamic without fins. In 2015 he made his depth debut and won the first AIDA overall award named for Natalia Molchanova. He has also set Guinness World Records for holding his breath on pure oxygen and won the Fazza static apnea competition in Dubai several times. Croatian sporting bodies honoured him with national awards.
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Goran Čolak (born 24 April 1983 in Zagreb) is a Croatian free-diver.
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Čolak was the only male athlete who won medals in all three disciplines in Kazan.
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Čolak is one of the most successful male athletes from AIDA and CMAS World and European Championships with 18 gold, 9 silver and 4 bronze medals.
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