Neale and Cloutier spent two weeks training at home in preparation for the record. Devil Ray Conservation Dive launched at Aliwal Shoalīeth and Miles celebrating after the world record-breaking underwater kiss (Photo: Mohamed Siraj Ahmed). ![]() Increased protections for East African dugongs.The two hit it off through their shared passion for the ocean and love for underwater filmmaking. The couple first met in Bermuda in 2018, where Neale was teaching ocean conservation and freediving to local children when Cloutier volunteered for the programme she was running. ‘We felt that Valentine’s was the perfect day to share the new record with the world as it’s such a beautiful reflection of our love for the underwater world, and our love for each other in a place where we discovered I was going to be having a baby girl.’ said Neale, ‘and what better way to make a moment last than a 4-minute 6-second kiss!’ The successful world record attempt was carried out at LUX* Resort on Maldives South Ari Atoll on 4 February, beating the 13-year record of 3 minutes 24 seconds, set by Italian couple Michele Fucarino and Elisa Lazzarini, by 42 seconds.īreaking the world record for longest underwater kiss had been on the couple’s bucket list for three years, but planning had been previously interrupted when Neale discovered she was pregnant during filming of the duo’s TV series, Freediving Diaries, with their now 18-month-old baby daughter. ![]() ![]() The Guinness World Record for Longest Underwater Kiss has been broken in time for Valentine’s Day 2023 by South African National Freediving Champion Beth Neale and her Canadian partner, Miles Cloutier.
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