Eight skydivers over 80 break world record in DeLand

DELAND, Fla. — Eight skydivers took to the sky in DeLand on Saturday and accomplished a new Guinness world record.

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Jim Culhane, Cliff Davis, Scotty Gallan, Walt Green, Paul Hinen, Sky Huminsky, Woody McKay and Ted Williams made the record-breaking jump with the largest formation of jumpers over the age of 80.

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The previous Jumpers Over Eighty Society record was a formation of six jumpers.

The jump was part of a three-day event sponsored by the Skydiving Hall of Fame Celebration at Skydive DeLand.

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Eight DeLand skydivers beat world record with formation Dean Nordstedt (Dean Nordstedt/Dean Nordstedt)

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“Achieving our goal to break and set the new world record for the largest formation of jumpers over the age of 80 is a testament to the teamwork, experience and skill of the team members and support staff,” said Cliff Davis.

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The sport of skydiving started over 60 years ago with people jumping out of airplanes over 14,000 feet above the ground.

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