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Staying fit is a challenge at any age, but 103-year-old Mieko Nagaoka continues to swim laps well past her century mark. In fact, the Japanese world record swimmer is training twice a week with her son Hiroyuki Nagaoka at the Yanai Swimming school in Japan's Yamaguchi prefecture, for another major competition. Her body is not failing her, in fact, she is only getting stronger and quicker in preparation for when her speed in the water will be measured against the clock.
They say age is just a number, but Nanu Shaova's number is much higher than nearly every living person. At 127-years-old, this woman is officially recognized by Russian census authorities as the oldest living person in the Russian Federation, and, we have to say, she looks amazing for her age. However, Shaova's extraordinary numbers don't stop at her age - she has 10 children, 23 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and even already has 5 great-great-grandsons.
Video footage provided courtesy of UK-based skydiving company Skydive Buzz showed the moment that British D-Day veteran Bryson William Verdun Hayes jumped out of a Skydive Buzz aircraft and became world's oldest skydiver after participating in a charity tandem skydive from 15,000 feet, aged 101 years and 38 days, near Devon on Monday. Hayes, a former Royal Signals lance corporal who took part in the infamous Allied invasion of Normandy beach during the Second World War, completed the tandem skydive along with 10 family members at Skydive Buzz, raising money for the Royal British Legion. Hayes' son Bryan, grandson Roger, great-grandson Stanley and great-granddaughter Ellie were among those who leapt with him. With his jump, Hayes surpassed the record of Canadian Armand Gendreau, who skydived aged 101 and three days, in June 2013. This has been Hayes' second skydive since turning 100 years old, setting a British record with his previous attempt
Chinese grandmother Fu Suqing celebrated her 119th birthday on August 2 in Chengdu, in the Sichuan province of China. According to official documents, Fu Suqing was born in 1897, back when the emperor of the Qing Dynasty still ruled China. She's left behind quite a large legacy too - 68 people in her immediate family, including six children and a great-great-grandson, who was born just before her birthday.
IN THE PAPERS - Friday, June 16: The papers continue to headline on the Greek migrant drowning disaster and many dailies point the finger at Europe's indifference to the crisis. Also: Boris Johnson is lambasted in the British papers after a parliamentary committee report just about calls him a liar. In France, doctors hail the results from the world's first successful brain surgery in-utero. And, a new Rubik's Cube world record is set in 3'13 seconds!
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