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Dr. Joseph Dituri, also known as “Dr. Deep Sea”, has just finished an amazing adventure. For 100 days, the University of South Florida teacher lived in a small room underwater.

On 1 March 2023, Dr. Dituri, who’s 55, began the project. His goal was to stay for 100 days at a special underwater hotel. The hotel is 22 feet (6.7 meters) under the ocean surface in a protected area in Key Largo.

While he was living underwater, Dr. Dituri stayed busy. He often exercised in the morning. He kept teaching his college classes, and he had online chats with over 5, 500 students from 15 different countries. Dr. Dituri worked with other marine experts (专家) to think of ways to protect and take care of the ocean.

A number of visitors dived down and spent a little time with Dr. Dituri. He was also regularly checked out by a medical team. Dr. Dituri said what he missed the most when he was underwater was sunshine.

On 9 June 2023, Dr. Dituri was finally able to see the sun again. Many friends, family, and supporters were there to greet him and celebrate his success.

Dr. Dituri was smiling when he came back up. Doctors quickly checked him out to make sure he was okay. Then, Dr. Dituri spoke to the crowd about his 100 days underwater. “The human body has never been underwater that long,” Dr. Dituri said. “This experience has changed me in an important way.”

Actually, Dr. Dituri went through several big changes. For one thing, he became half an inch (1.3 centimeters) shorter during his time in the higher pressure undersea. For another, he was able to sleep much better. Besides, his health greatly improved in a couple of other ways.

Dr. Dituri and his team of doctors plan to study the information they collected during the project…