Dozens gathered on Saturday morning near the city of Larnaca in Cyprus to witness 95-year-old Ray Woolley break the record that he had previously set for scuba-diving at the eldest age. Woolley, a World War II veteran, dove into the waters near the wreckage of the Zenobia cargo ship that had been sunk back in 1980.
The 95-year-old had already set the record last year, when he dove at 38.1 metres, staying underwater for 41 minutes. This time he raised the bar up to 44 minutes and 40.6 metres deep.
“We did it… I feel great. It’s great to break my record again and I hope if I can keep fit I can break it again next year with all of you”, said the wartime radio operator as he came out of the water.
The Englishman claims that he does this to show the significance of keeping your body in a good state: “I am trying to prove to myself, and I hope to other people, that exercise, especially when you are getting to around my age, is most important to do.”
Woolley was a former resident of Port Sunlight in England but has relocated to Cyprus and has been a scuba-diver for the past 58 years. He first saw the wreck of the Zenobia back in 1982.
