Photo shows 99-year old George Corones of Australia who broke what is claimed to be the 50-meter long course freestyle world record for his age group.PHOTO: AFP
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The 99-year-old was the only competitor in the 100 to 104 years men's masters category on Friday and set a time of 56.12 seconds for a single length of the Gold Coast Aquatic Center pool, which will host the swimming competition at the Commonwealth Games next month.
The race was organised specifically to allow Corones a chance to break the 100-104 age group record of 1:31.19 set in 2014 by Briton John Harrison.
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"It's the only time when you're not fighting against gravity," he said.
"When you're in the water you're in an anti-gravity environment and it's beautiful."
The former doctor credits his longevity to swimming, which he took up again at the age of 80.
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