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Dituri exploring the ocean with visiting scientists and interacting with divers from his underwater habitat's window | Video by: Cassidy Delamarter

USF’s Dr. Deep Sea breaks world record for living underwater

By: Cassidy Delamarter, University Communications and Marketing

On track to complete a 100-day mission, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏAssociate Professor Joseph Dituri has broken the world record for living underwater, previously set at 73 days. While teaching his students online, Dituri, also known as Dr. Deep Sea, is studying how the human body responds to long-term exposure to pressure from an underwater habitat located at Jules’ Undersea Lodge in Key Largo where he’s