Professor from Lindenhurst back on land after shattering record for days spent living underwater

Dr. Joseph Dituri shattered the world record of 72 days spent underwater.

News 12 Staff

Jun 10, 2023, 2:31 AM

Updated 413 days ago

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The professor from Lindenhurst who set a goal to live underwater for 100 days is now back on land.
Dr. Joseph Dituri shattered the world record of 72 days.
Dituri got a lot done while underwater. He had 124 online interactions with students to promote stem careers.
He also taught his biomedical engineering course at the University of South Florida.
As a result of being underwater, Dituri shrank half and inch, his cholesterol fell 72 points and his inflammatory markers decreased by 30%.
Dituri will share his results at the World Extreme Medical conference in November.


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