Qld: Aging female parachutists claim record

AAP General News (Australia)
04-28-2007
Qld: Aging female parachutists claim record

A group of female skydivers .. including two grandmothers .. claim to have broken a
national record for their 17-person formation jump near Brisbane.

The record was the third to fall at the week-long Skysisters Symposium .. an international
skydiving competition held at Toogoolawah .. north-west of Brisbane.

Jumping from a small plane from 15 thousand feet above sea-level .. the women .. including
two grandmothers .. moving into a circular formation .. with two side links.

The event .. aimed at encouraging and supporting female skydivers .. drew more than
100 entrants from across Australia and as far afield as the United Arab Emirates .. the
Netherlands and the UK.

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