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Sept. 8 (UPI) —<\/span>\u00a0An Illinois man is seeking\u00a0Guinness World Records<\/a>\u00a0recognition as the world’s oldest scuba diver after he took a plunge into the water to celebrate his 100th birthday.<\/p>\n

Bill Lambert of Rockford suited up Monday, two days after he turned 100, and\u00a0went for a 27-minute scuba<\/a>\u00a0dive in South Beloit’s Pearl Lake.<\/p>\n

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The world’s oldest scuba diver record\u00a0is currently held<\/a>\u00a0by British diver Wallace Raymond Woolley, who took a dive in 2019 at the age of 96 years and 3 days.<\/p>\n

Lambert said he went diving in Mexico at age 98, but the dive was not submitted for Guinness recognition.<\/p>\n

The diver, who had to stay underwater for at least 20 minutes to qualify, said he is\u00a0hoping to beat his own record<\/a> by diving at age 101 next year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sept. 8 (UPI) —\u00a0An Illinois man is seeking\u00a0Guinness World Records\u00a0recognition as the world’s oldest scuba diver after he took a plunge into the water to celebrate his 100th birthday. Bill Lambert of Rockford suited up Monday, two days after he turned 100, and\u00a0went for a 27-minute scuba\u00a0dive in South Beloit’s Pearl Lake. 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