Gennady Viktorovich Samokhin (Геннадий Викторович Самохин; born July 14, 1971 in
Simferopol
Simferopol () is the second-largest city in the Crimean Peninsula. The city, along with the rest of Crimea, is internationally recognised as part of Ukraine, and is considered the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. However, it is ...
) is a
Crimea
Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a pop ...
n
speleologist
Speleology is the scientific study of caves and other karst features, as well as their make-up, structure, physical properties, history, life forms, and the processes by which they form ( speleogenesis) and change over time (speleomorphology) ...
who holds the depth world record of
cave diving in a
sump
A sump is a low space that collects often undesirable liquids such as water or chemicals. A sump can also be an infiltration basin used to manage surface runoff water and recharge underground aquifers. Sump can also refer to an area in a cave ...
at −2,196 meters, attained while exploring the
Krubera Cave
Krubera Cave ( ab, Ӡоу Аҳаҧы, ka, კრუბერის გამოქვაბული or კრუბერის ღრმული, tr; also known as Voronya Cave, sometimes spelled Voronja Cave) is the second-deepest-known c ...
in 2012.
He was educated and works in the
Tavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University (now
Crimean Federal University
V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University is a higher education institution located in Simferopol, Crimea, created in 2014 on the basis of Tavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University. Crimean Federal University is one of the best university for med ...
).
References
External links
Ukrainian Speleological Association interview
Living people
Speleologists
Scientists from Simferopol
Tavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University alumni
1971 births
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