In a strange event that happened during Oprah Winfrey show, David Blaine could beat the previous record and achieve a new one for holding one's breath as he could hold his breath for 17 minutes and 4 seconds.

Submerged in a water-filled sphere on the stage of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" during a live broadcast, Blaine held his breath for 17 minutes and 4 seconds. That bested the previous record of 16 minutes and 32 seconds, set Feb. 10 by Switzerland's Peter Colat, according to Guinness World Records.

Blaine had a smile on his face soon after his head rose above the water and he took several deep gulps of air. Within about a minute, he was able to hold a microphone and tell Winfrey, "I feel great," later adding that breaking the record was a fulfillment of "a lifelong dream."

Before his attempt, Blaine was allowed to inhale pure oxygen for up to 30 minutes, although he inhaled for only 23 minutes. A Guinness World Records judge was on hand to certify the feat.

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Blaine had expected his heart rate to drop perhaps as low as under20 beats per minute while he was in the water. But for most of theattempt, it was over 100 beats per minute, then started dropping andfluctuating rapidly during the last 2 1/2 minutes.

While training, Blaine said he would meditate to lower his heartrate. But amid the hubbub of a live studio audience, and with a recordat stake, Blaine admitted he had trouble forgetting his surroundings.

Earlier in the show, Winfrey noted that her boyfriend, StedmanGraham, was making a rare appearance in the audience because he's sucha fan of Blaine's work.

For Winfrey, however, the endurance feat was "nerve-racking to witness," she told Blaine.

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At the end of the show, Blaine promised to come back and back to get used to the surroundings, get his heart rate to drop and break more records.
Blaine reveald that he is managing to beat the world's record of being awake for the longest time. It worthed to be mention that the current record for being awake is 11 1/2 days. However, Guinness said it no longer acknowledges such attempts because of health concerns.