Diving Records
On 28 October 2004 Shaw broke the following records at Bushman's Hole, South Africa:
- Depth on a rebreather
- Depth in a cave on a rebreather
- Depth at altitude on a rebreather
- Depth running a line
He used a Mk15.5 with Juergensen Marine Hammerhead electronics and the following gas mixtures: trimix 4/80, 10/70, 15/55, 17/40, 26/25, air, nitrox50, 100% oxygen. The cave elevation was 1,550 metres (5,090 ft) and the dive duration was 9 hours 40 minutes.
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