Worlds Longest Underwater Radio Broadcast at Andark
by Stephanie Goddard, Andark 16 Nov 2011 01:03 GMT
15 November 2011
Andark diving & watersports and Wave 105 Radio broadcaster Simon Clarke broke the Guinness World Record for the Longest Underwater Radio Broadcast in aid of Cash for Kids. Simon spent a total of 5 hours underwater doing his live radio broadcast from 11:00 – 16:00.
Andark Diving & Watersports built a radio studio that would be suitable for underwater use at their indoor pool near Southampton, where Simon Clarke took up the challenge.
Simon only learnt to swim a year ago for a previous Cash For Kids challenge and to spend 5 hours underwater was an amazing feat, Simon said after “If it wasn’t for my kids (Georgina & Matthew) encouraging me to learn to swim I wouldn’t be stood here being a Guinness World Record holder” Georgina said after “ We are very proud of you daddy, we knew you could do it”
Simon’s broadcast was packed full of guests that also took the plunge into his underwater studio including Phil Harding from Time Team and Dr John Bevan, the first man to dive to 1000ft.
Andy Goddard, Director of Andark summed the day up “A great team effort by all, I didn’t expect us to break the record by that length of time. It was a fantastic achievement for Simon and the whole team involved.”
The world record couldn’t have taken place without the kind support of Wave 105, Cash for Kids, Southampton Solent University, Flexitec structures, Sport Diver magazine, Suunto, H2O Films and Terry Scott Photography.