[HouseAtreides]

Around 3:20 he realizes he's in trouble, but he's become so hypoxic that he can't control his muscles. As you can see he attempts to move his hands and arms to grip the edge of the pool and raise himself up, but all of his muscles are like limp spaghetti. He can't even raise his head. To compound it he's almost certainly taken water into his lungs already; the bubbles we see around 3:20 are him exhaling, likely indicating he'd already attempted several breaths, which flooded his lungs with water. His hypoxia-induced inability to pull himself out of the water seals his fate, and he flounders for a bit, gulping water, until going under. Even at the bottom of the pool his nervous system, which doesn't know he's submerged in water, still forces him to inhale, and he continues to fill his lungs. The early spasms and contortions we see are probably what his body has to do in that last-ditch effort, though I suspect when his body tries to fold in on itself that's more of an indication of hypoxic brain damage.

Very disturbing to watch but also educational on the "phases", for lack of a better word, of drowning.

[willow19]

Irony that breath training was his expertise but those chicks were fucking morons!

[TheUrinator]

Props to the cameraman for providing absolutely zero assistance!

[fate]

On April 26, 2024, at a fitness and swimming facility in Zhengzhou, Henan, China, a 25-year-old swimming coach drowned during breath-holding training.

His sister posted the video on social media, stating:
"My younger brother drowned during breath-holding training while multiple colleagues watched."

She demands the gym owner come forward and take responsibility.

Video Subtitles & Dialogue Translation
(Timestamps correspond to original video)

On-screen text:
"This is the incident video of my younger brother at XX Fitness on the afternoon of April 26. Colleagues recorded the entire process."

3:20
On-screen text:
"At this point, clear drowning signs were visible. Colleagues didn't realize."
"My brother began struggling for help. We condemn colleagues' complete lack of response."
"My brother almost stood up – again condemning colleagues."

3:47
On-screen text:
"My brother begins losing consciousness"

5:52
Woman A: "Star?" [Drowning victim's name]

6:18
Woman A: "Is he okay?"
Woman A: "Huh? He's been holding his breath for four minutes."
Woman A: "Can people hold breath over four minutes?"
Woman A: "Oh my God!"

6:39
Woman A: "I thought he was drowning"

On-screen text:
"Colleagues play-fighting. Family members shocked and devastated."

Woman B splashes water:
"Help!" "Someone come!" "Hahaha!"

Woman A: "Oh my god"
"Shocking"
"How is this possible?"
"He asked me to record him"

7:18
Woman A: "It's over seven minutes now. Even if counting from one minute, it's been five minutes... no, six minutes of recording."

7:55
Woman B: "Are you okay?" [Voice trembling]

8:11
Woman A: "Is he okay?"
"Do drowned people float to the surface?"
"Will drowned people float?"
"Then he's probably fine"

8:35
Woman A: "Can anyone hold breath this long?"

9:13
Woman A: "Haha, is this guy okay?"
"Move! You're not moving at all, this is ridiculous"

9:31
Woman A (poking with stick): "No reaction?"
Woman B: "Stop scaring people!"

9:47
Woman A: "Star?"
Woman A: "What are you doing?"
Woman B: "Move! Move a little!"
Woman A: [Laughs] "Just move a little, wiggle your foot"
Woman B: "Star!"

Video ends.

On-screen text:
"Colleagues play-fighting. Family members shocked and devastated."

Woman B splashes water:
"Help!" "Someone come!" "Hahaha!"

Woman A: "Oh my god"
"Shocking"
"How is this possible?"
"He asked me to record him"

7:18
Woman A: "It's over seven minutes now. Even if counting from one minute, it's been five minutes... no, six minutes of recording."

7:55
Woman B: "Are you okay?" [Voice trembling]

8:11
Woman A: "Is he okay?"
"Do drowned people float to the surface?"
"Will drowned people float?"
"Then he's probably fine"

8:35
Woman A: "Can anyone hold breath this long?"

9:13
Woman A: "Haha, is this guy okay?"
"Move! You're not moving at all, this is ridiculous"

9:31
Woman A (poking with stick): "No reaction?"
Woman B: "Stop scaring people!"

9:47
Woman A: "Star?"
Woman A: "What are you doing?"
Woman B: "Move! Move a little!"
Woman A: [Laughs] "Just move a little, wiggle your foot"
Woman B: "Star!"

Video ends.

[Necrotic Bowel]

Woman 1: it’s been three days

Woman 2: let’s have brunch

[philovan]

He got that breath training down so well that he has no further need for it.

[jbell0129]

Woman is a fucking retard. Like someone else in here said

[SideRow]

Average tiktok brain in a couple years. Maybe months. We’re all fucking doomed.

[RandomCalifornian]

Would have loved to see the water retrieval

[bbygrl799]

What the fuck they literally watched him die???? And did nothing?? I'd fuck up somebody's workout to check if they're alive, he could've kept practicing later. Wow