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INTERESTING FACTS ON Ant Williams wiki, bio, age, height, who is Ant Williams wife and how much is his net worth 2019
Today Ant Williams broke the world record for the deepest dive under the ice. He reached a depth of 70 metres and dropped the Guinness World Records.
The location was in a remote place in the northern Norway. Speaking to 7.30, the record-breaker said,
“The dive took much longer than I was expecting and it was vastly harder than I thought it would be.”
From below the surface, free-divers have records of reaching a depth of more than 200 metres. However, this sport is extremely dangerous under the ice. Before taking on this mighty challenge, this professional free-diver asked himself,
“What if I go to the edge of my sport, the outer edge of an already quite extreme sport, what would happen if I started playing around that edge?”
This gutsy question made the Victorian native take a daring risk. Who is Ant Williams? Is he married? And who is his wife?
Here is everything you need to know about this extra-ordinary sportsman. Sit tight as we gear up with Ant Williams wiki, bio, age, and height. Then see his TED talk and net worth of 2019.
Ant Williams wiki, bio, age, height
World Champion Free-diver Ant Williams was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia. In terms of educational background, he has a Bachelor of Physical Education with Honours and Masters degree in psychology.
The Melbourne local first discovered the sport of free-diving at the age of 30. It has been almost a decade since his initial plunge and over the years Williams has successfully maintained the records of World #3 for dynamic swimming in freediving.
His longest dynamic swim in competition is 223m and breath-hold time is 8mins.
Currently, Ant William’s age is apparently around 40s. Today’s record has taken his career to a new height.
Is Ant Williams married? Who is his wife?
Williams has been free-diving for 17 years. Throughout his career, this champion has garnered a silver medal at the BIOS Freediving World Cup in 2004.
To boot, he bagged the USA National Freediving Championship in 2006. Not to mention, he has a silver medal from the 2015 Pan Pacific freediving championship under his belt.
Speaking to ABC, Ant conceded the desire to push himself to his limits made him interested in this sport. In 2000, he was working as a sports Psychologist at MotoGP team based in the South of France.
There he met athletes involved in dangerous sports; after working there for six years he took on the challenge to engage in this Free-diving.
“Physically and mentally, it forces conditions on you. You get narcosis earlier in your dive, where you get worried about things going wrong.”
Speaking about his married life, Ant Williams hasn’t opened up about it yet. For his age, Williams is probably married and has a wife but, no relevant information is relayed.
His wife and children (if any) are kept behind the camera. Once the reports come in, Ant Williams’s wife’s data will be updated.
Ant Williams Net Worth and Ted Talk
Back in 2014, Ant Williams gave a TED talk titled “Bravery begins with a belief” from Melbourne. His TED talk video is available on YouTube and other online websites.
With reference to his net worth, the Victorian free-diver makes a decent fortune. He works as a Psychologist, Facilitator and Business Speaker. And apart from it, Williams works as a freelance consultant.
Ant Williams net worth of 2019 is currently under review. The new record is expected to surge his income in subsequent years; sports endorsements pay nifty rolls and he may bag several of those.
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