Ira Aditya Raut Sets Six Scuba-Diving World Records

On 21 October 2026, 10-year-old Ira Aditya Raut set six scuba-diving world records in one day at the Dive Tribe Centre on Shaheed Dweep in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. She became the world’s youngest qualified scuba diver at the age of 10 years, 17 hours and 35 minutes.

Six records in one day

Scuba Schools International certified Raut’s diving qualification, and Arvinder Singh Bhatti of the International Book of Records verified the six records. They included displaying the most scuba-diving hand signals in one minute, identifying the most pieces of diving equipment underwater and covering the greatest underwater distance in one minute, all in the below-teenage age group. She also set records for identifying the most marine animal species while scuba diving and for the highest number of world records set in a single day. Raut is a Class V student at Naval Children School in Karwar, Karnataka, and the daughter of Indian Navy officers Commander Sneh Budakoti and Commander Aditya Raut.

Important Facts for Exams

• Open-circuit and rebreather systems: Open-circuit scuba vents exhaled gas into the water; rebreathers filter carbon dioxide and recirculate unused oxygen, reducing gas consumption.
• SSI children’s programme: Scuba Schools International calls its training programme for children aged 8–12 SSI Explorers, a pathway distinct from its general beginner-to-instructor courses.
• Decompression sickness: A rapid ascent can make dissolved nitrogen form bubbles in the body; controlled ascent allows inert gas to be eliminated more safely.
• Regulator stages: A scuba regulator’s first stage reduces cylinder pressure; its second stage delivers gas at ambient pressure when the diver inhales.