William Trubridge, freediving champion and former Hawke's Bay man, has smashed two records in as many days.
Following celebrations of a new world record on Monday, the 16-time world record-holding freediver took it 2m deeper to achieve his 17th world record with a free immersion dive of 124m.
The current freediving world champion was not assisted by propulsion equipment but used a rope to assist with his descent and ascent during the free immersion dive.
He achieved the back-to-back successful attempts at Deans Blue Hole in the Bahamas during the Vertical Blue event.
The former Havelock North High School student's latest record is a different discipline to the one he will be attempting in July, which will be the ultimate sequel to a dive not achieved in 2014.