David Blaine has set a new world record by holding his breath for 17 minutes and four seconds on the Oprah Winfrey show in the USA.
Blaine said he had accomplished a life long dream as he was pulled from a water filled sphere. The previous record was 32 seconds short of his mark and was set in February.
Before the record attempt he inhaled pure oxygen to cleanse his blood. Blaine had previously failed in the attempt two years ago when he started to struggle two minutes before the nine minute mark.
Blaine has a habit of completing daring stunts, such as being buried alive in a coffin for a week and being encased in ice for 2 and a half days.