EGYPTIAN SWIMMER OMAR SHAABAN BREAKS THE WORLD RECORD FOR HIGHEST JUMP IN THE WATER WITH SINGLE FINS
There must be something in the water this year because with the longest dive and largest glass floor on a boat, Egyptians have been breaking world records in the water recently. Maybe it's our completely Egyptian love for the sea, or our completely Egyptian love for the river, or ... actually, at this point, we're just spitting. Hailing from Ismailia, Egyptian swimmer Omar Sayed Shaaban has just broken the Guinness World Record for the highest jump out of water with monofins, which was recorded at 2.30 meters. Seriously, when did we get so good at water activities?
Before Shaaban broke the record, it belonged to both Cesare Fumarola and Stefani Figini from Italy, who jumped out of the water with monofins from 2 meters high in 2011.
The event recording the Shaaban jump took place at the Egyptian Diving and Rescue Federation, where Dr. Ashraf Sobhi, Minister of Youth and Sports, was there to witness this incredible achievement.
