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On March 15, 1959, Robert Foster entered the swimming pool of the Bermuda Palms
Hotel in San Rafael, California. Before entering the pool, Foster had primed
himself for the ordeal by breathing in oxyget from a tank for a half hour. As Foster lowered himself into the pool, members of the Marine Skin Divers Club prepared to time him. A doctor was present and an expert in first aid stood by, for Foster intended to stay at the bottom of that pool longer than any other man had ever been under water. This he did. When he emerged, the clockers stopped their watches at 13 minutes, 42.5 seconds. |
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