Gennady Samokhin | |
Birth Date: | July 14, 1971 |
Birth Place: | Simferopol |
Known For: | speleology, deep cave diving |
Alma Mater: | Tavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University |
Gennady Viktorovich Samokhin (Геннадий Викторович Самохин; born July 14, 1971, in Simferopol) is a Crimean speleologist who holds the depth world record of cave diving in a sump at −2,196 meters, attained while exploring the Krubera Cave in 2012. He was educated and works in the Tavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University (now Crimean Federal University).