Molchanovs Athlete Zsófia Törőcsik Sets New Absolute FIM World Record at 105m

From distance to depth, Zsófia Törőcsik continues to set the bar for women in freediving with yet another world record.  

By Kristina Zvaritch
Editor Zowie Palliaer

Zsófia Törőcsik celebrates a white card and new World Record in FIM to 105m. Photo © @divewithgab for @depthquestph.

On April 20, 2026, Hungarian freediver and Molchanovs athlete Zsófia Törőcsik set a new absolute Free Immersion (FIM) World Record, pulling herself down to 105m (344ft) of depth and back. The record was set on the first day of the AIDA Mabini Depth Quest, and she wore the ultra-thin 0.8mm PRO Women's Wetsuit Inside-Lined. 

While this is Zsófia's first depth world record, she's no stranger to the title. In 2025, she had already achieved three out of four dynamic world records—just 2.5 years after she began freediving.

Zsófia Törőcsik ascending from 105m at the AIDA Mabini Depth Quest competition. Photo © Michael Angelo Montoya for @depthquestph.

Dive to 105m

Zsófia’s world-record dive—which lasted 3 minutes and 48 seconds—was no easy feat, and filled with unexpected twists and turns.

Fans watching the competition livestream noticed the dive line hanging at a harsh angle. A strong current from the surface to 30m (98ft) would be the first challenge Zsófia had to overcome.

Then, at about 15–20m (49–66ft) deep, she realized her dive computer hadn’t activated properly at the start of her dive. “Fortunately, I had already started filling my mouthfill anyway, but when the second alarm—around 30 meters—was also off, it became obvious that my watch wasn’t going to help me during this.” All she could do was rely on instinct.

Thankfully, equalization and speed prevailed, and she touched down at 105m.

Tag in hand, Zsófia’s confidence grew, and she began seeing the world record as achievable despite her difficult circumstances. “What helped me a lot was knowing that I was in the right place and in good hands, so nothing could really go wrong,” she told Molchanovs. “I also trusted myself enough to know that I was capable of doing it.”

But she had forgotten about the final 30m (98ft) of the dive, where the current was strongest, and where she’d already spent extra energy during the descent. A judge would later tell Zsófia that he wasn’t sure she would make it back to the surface on her own.

Zsófia Törőcsik approaches the surface - and her limit - after a record-breaking dive. Photo © @divewithgab for @depthquestph.

 

“A few meters below the surface, my movement slowed down,” she shared. Those challenging few seconds had been erased from Zsófia’s otherwise perfect memory of the dive. “But then I suddenly pulled myself together, made it to the surface, and completed the protocol.”

When the judge awarded Zsófia a white card, she looked around at the faces surrounding her—friends, Lawom Freedivers PH owners and staff, the competition safeties and medics—all of whom felt like family to her after the past month-and-a-half of training. 

“I felt everyone’s energy, the vibe, and it was something that made that moment so special,” she told Molchanovs. “I don’t think I ever will forget it.”

Freediving has a way of making that answer very clear.

“Doing dives like this—where your team, love, and those amazing people are cheering for you—is a true privilege.”

Zsófia Törőcsik took her new 0.8mm PRO Women's Wetsuit Inside-Lined to 105m for a new FIM World Record at the AIDA Mabini Depth Quest. Photo © Michael Angelo Montoya for @depthquestph.

Training for 105

Zsófia’s road to 105m in FIM was meteoric.

She began seriously training the discipline right before last year's World Championship in Kalamata, pivoting to FIM due to a knee injury. She found she progressed very quickly between 85–95m (279–312ft), and eventually wound up with a gold medal around her neck for a 98m (322ft) FIM dive at the 35th AIDA Freediving World Championship 2025. 

“I remember that was the first time I truly felt the world record was within reach. I knew that the six-meter gap between the 98 meters I achieved at the world championship and the standing 104-meter world record was significant, but I still felt I would be capable of it.”

Of course, even top athletes face moments of doubt. “There were days when I didn’t feel confident that I would be able to do it, and I had some harder moments because of narcosis,” she admitted. But she credits her team for helping her get through these times. “Fortunately, my coaches always had a more realistic view of my actual condition than I did at the time—so I completely trusted them.”

“I always feel an enormous sense of security knowing that Petar [Klovar], Vito [Vitomir Maričić], and the others are there with me. I trust their instructions so much that I never question their decisions.”

That trust was clearly well-placed—Zsófia told Molchanovs that she made a clean dive to an unbelievable 107m (351ft) in training before Depth Quest.

Zsófia waiting for the judge to give her a card after her FIM dive to 105m. Photo © Michael Angelo Montoya for @depthquestph.

The Days Leading Up to the Dive

Despite having a target dive 2m (7ft) shallower than her personal best of 107m, Zsófia was not immune to feelings of anxiety in the days leading up to her world record. In fact, what was supposed to be her final training dive before the competition was canceled due to strong current. 

What she did do was think about the upcoming dive, imagining what it would be like, or replaying previous training dives. However, she doesn’t believe in rituals or becoming attached to routines or habits. “I see a lot of people doing that, and then they struggle to handle situations when those routines fall apart—even through no fault of their own.” 

Instead, Zsofia approached everything objectively, keeping things in perspective. “That way, there’s much less chance of some overwhelming or distressing situation throwing me off.”

She tried to focus on sleeping and resting more, visualizing the dive, and trying to avoid exhausting herself in the days before a big dive—but didn’t set any strict rules or a routine. She did whatever felt right to her in the moment, ate whatever she was craving, and reminded herself that the whole dive only lasts a few minutes. 

This approach clearly works well for her, considering the unexpected challenges she faced on the actual dive and how she handled them.

Trust the process, trust your training, and try to relax… wise words from a multiple world record holder. Photo © @petar_klovar.

What’s Next?

Zsófia's 105m dive now stands as the absolute world record, pending doping results at the time of publication. It sits two meters deeper than the previous AIDA World Record, set in May 2025 by Sanda Delija, and one meter deeper than the current CMAS World Record, set by Italian freediver Alessia Zecchini in April 2024.

But what does this record mean for Zsófia—is it a milestone, or a stepping stone?

“Definitely both!”

Zsófia has her sights set on the AIDA Pool World Championships this June in Budapest.

 

However, freediving fans must hold their breath a little while longer before seeing her go deep again. Zsófia has temporarily turned her gaze to distance, rather than depth, as she prepares for the AIDA World Apnea 2026 Pool Championship, beginning on June 2nd in Budapest, Hungary. 

Last year, at the 34th AIDA World Championship in Wakayama, Japan, she set a Dynamic with Bifins (DYNB) world record to 259m (850ft), followed by a 280m (919ft) Dynamic with Monofin (DYN) world record just a few days later. But Zsófia wasn’t yet done in the pool—she went on to the 2025 World Games in Chengdu, China, and walked away with a new DYN record of 300m (984ft) and a gold medal. That particular record made Zsófia the first woman in history to reach the 300m mark in the pool. We can't wait to see what she does next!

Stay tuned for our daily competition reports of the AIDA World Apnea 2026 Pool Championships to see what Zsófia and other Molchanovs athletes have up their wetsuit sleeves!