Longest cave traverse [DPV]

Last updated: August 27, 2017 at 0:32 am

11,265 m (36,960 ft) – Gainesville underwater explorers Casey McKinlay and Jarrod Jablonski, Dec. 15, 2007. Turner Sink cave entrance to Wakulla Springs cave entrance, Florida. Max depth: 91 m (300 ft).

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