Gennady Samokhin
in a cave, around 2000
Born (1971-07-14) July 14, 1971 (age 52)
Simferopol
Alma materTavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University
Known forspeleology, deep cave diving

Gennady Viktorovich Samokhin (Геннадий Викторович Самохин; born July 14, 1971, in Simferopol) is a Crimean speleologist who holds the depth world record of cave diving in a sump at −2,196 meters, attained while exploring the Krubera Cave in 2012.[1][2][3] He was educated and works in the Tavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University (now Crimean Federal University).[4]

References

  1. ^ Sutherland, Scott (September 4, 2012). "'Everest of Caves' explorers return from record-breaking mission". Yahoo! News Canada. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  2. ^ Klimchouk, Alexander (May 2005). "Deepest Cave, Call of the Abyss, field notes". National Geographic. Archived from the original on October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "Lithuanian-Ukrainian speleologist team reaches bottom of world's deepest cave". 15min.lt. August 10, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "Interview with Gennady Samokhin". speleoukraine.org. September 24, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2022.

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