RETIRED AA PILOT BREAKS WORLD RECORD
Retired Capt. George Brunstad broke the world's record yesterday,becoming the oldest man ever to swim the English Channel. Just after 9 a.m. Saturday, 70-year-old Brunstad took a running leap into the waters off Dover, England, and never broke his pace. He reached the shores of France after swimming for 15 hours, 59 minutes, just beating by minutes the time set by the former oldest swimmer. Brunstad completed the swim in order to raise awareness and donations for a poverty-stricken Haitian community. "I did it because people were counting on me," says Brunstad. Donations will go towards the building of a Haitian school, clinic and orphanage.
For more information, visit http://www.channelhopeforhaiti.org
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