- Born in 1978
- Slovak Champion in Swimming 1986 – 1992
- 1993 Scuba Divining Licence CMAS *
- 1995 2nd and 3rd place at Junior World Championships in Finswimming
- 1997 Scuba Divining Licence CMAS **
- In 2000 Juraj found out, that the performance snorkeling he loved doing from childhood on has a name – Freediving and that he can compete in it. He was wondering if he ever could dive to 100 meters on a single breath (world record at that time was 86 meters)
- 2002 – Won the first Slovak freediving competition in 2002 Atlantic Apnoe Cup in Zvolen
- 2003 became a member of Slovakia Freedive Team
- 2005 6th place at The First Individual World Championships in Freediving, Villefranche France in the discipline Constant Weight with Fins
- 2007 5th place at World Championships in Freediving Sharm el Sheik, Egypt in Constant Weight with Fins. Reached -97 meters – the 5th deepest men performance in the world of that year
- 2008 – Dove for the first time to 100 meters on a single breath. Did his personal best in Constant Weight – 103 m
- In 2006 Juraj Karpis founded Slovak Freediving Association with the goal of promoting safe Freediving practices in Slovakia
- When not in water he studies social sciences and give talks on the economy and money
- Juraj Karpis is an author of financial crisis guide Bad Money that became a bestseller in Slovakia
- He regularly writes articles and comment on economic issues for Slovak and foreign media
- In 2011 Juraj Karpis was awarded the title Person of the year title by Slovak weekly magazine .týždeň for his educational role in explaining financial and economic crises to Slovak public
- He has three children
