Youngest Person to Scuba Dive all Seven Continents, world record set by Archer Lamp’l

March 14, 2025

Miami, Florida, United States--After completing dives in North America, Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, and South America over the course of the last 2 years, Miami-Dade Middle School 6th Grader Archer Lamp’l officially logged his seventh continent dive in Antarctica at the age of 11 years and 341 days old, setting the new world record for being the Youngest Person to Scuba Dive all Seven Continents, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

Archer Lamp’l completed a two week expedition with Boundless Expeditions, a Miami based dive and travel adventure company, aboard Oceanwide Expedition’s ship the M/V Hondius to travel below the antarctic circle to complete his record on the West Antarctic Peninsula. Archer logged several dives in the 30 degree water to capture this record.

"Archer explains: “It has been a true adventure setting this world record. For the past two years I have visited places around the world I never thought I would have the chance to experience. It’s been a really exciting journey. I’ve learned if you dream big and keep going you can do amazing things. It really has been a trip of a lifetime. I hope many people can one day experience the places I have.”

"Archer admits the experience was challenging, especially when it came to diving in the colder waters of South America and Antarctica. “It took just as long to get dressed for the dive with all the necessary undergarments to keep you warm as it did to actually do the dive.”

Despite the effort involved it was worth it and was “challenging, but fun.” The drysuit and undergarments did a good job of keeping your body warm, but your face went numb after a few minutes in the cold water. No way to avoid it, you learned to “just get use to it.”

"David Kronman, Director of Expeditions, at Boundless Expeditions and the expedition leader for Archer’s record setting dive expressed: “The antarctic expedition was incredibly action packed and adventurous. We explored shipwrecks, icebergs, sloping walls and whale graveyards. We dove off of small zodiac boats that were lowered by crane from the mothership into the water, and as a dive team logged 42 dives. We were very excited to have Archer as part of our dive team for this expedition, and very proud of his accomplishments.”

Location where the record was set:

Key Largo, Florida

Dumaguete, Philippine
sCabo Verde, Afric
aAthens, Greec
eCairns, Australi
aUshuaia, Argentin
aDanco Island, Antarctic

Bill Lamp’l is the owner of Grove Scuba in Miami, Florida and Silent World Scuba in Key Largo, FL and is the father of Archer. Bill is “beyond proud” of his son for accomplishing this record.

Both Bill and Archer put in a lot of hard work and planning to see this record through to the end. Bill wanted Archer to get this record to show that anyone can accomplish great things.

Archer was born at 28 weeks and weighed 2.5 pounds at birth. Archer’s accomplishment shows that no matter how we start out in life, we can achieve great things. That’s why he describes Archer’s journey as “From 28 Weeks to 7 Continents.”

"The final continent dive in Antarctica required diving in water temperatures as low as 30 degrees Fahrenheit. Diving in these extreme cold temperatures required specialized training and equipment to complete the dives safely. A dedicated team of safety divers and dive staff was required to make sure the dive sites were safe and the conditions were appropriate for diving.

"During the Antarctic expedition dives, the dive safety team of the M/V Hondius from Oceanwide Expeditions performed critical dive operations and safety protocols to keep Archer safe in the water. Archer was required to complete his drysuit certification and log dozens of drysuit dives in order to be qualified to dive in Antarctica.

"In addition to a custom made drysuit tailored to his small size, Archer also wore 3 layers of undergarments under his drysuit to keep his body temperature stable in the sub freezing temperatures. Attached to his drysuit were dry gloves and dry boots. Finally he wore a 7mm semidry hood to prevent as much heat loss as possible through his head.

"These pieces of dive equipment were crucial to insulate his body and keep his core dry and warm, but they added increased buoyancy. A big part of this insulation is using air instead of water to keep the Archer warm, and because of this, he had to wear about 30 additional pounds of weight to make him negatively buoyant and able to get underwater for the dives.

"Finally, two specialized cold water scuba regulator was required to ensure the regulator did not freeze in such extreme temperatures, and in the event one did, Archer would have a redundant backup available. A great deal of dive planning was required for every dive."