Did you have any doubt that magician David Blaine wouldn’t break the world record for holding his breath? On today’s (April 30) Oprah, David Blaine held his breath for 17 minutes and 4 seconds, beating the current Guinness World Record of 16 minutes and 32 seconds.

Prior to his stunt, David Blaine inhaled pure oxygen through a mask to fill his blood with oxygen. According to David Blaine, breaking the record was “a lifelong dream.”