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Spanning across the Californian skyline in pretty pink, 181 female skydivers from 31 different countries set a new women’s formation record.
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Jumping from 17,000ft from nine separate planes, the skydive brought some of the worlds best know divers together.
Making eight practice jumps up until last Friday (25/09/09), the team of 181 free-falling ladies took six attempts to nail it on Saturday.
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Finally holding formation for 3.8 seconds, at 1.30pm the group set the world record for women’s formation skydiving.
Raising money for breast cancer at the same time, they managed to net over £562,000.
“I butchered the word ‘thank you’ in 20 different languages after the jump,” says Mallory Lewis, co-founder of charity, Jump for the Cause.
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“It was one hundred and four degrees in the Californian sun that day and we were happy to get this record done and approved.”
The record has been recognised by the Federal Aviation Authority in the US and the participants hailed from as far and wide as Russia to Venezuela.
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Some of the jumpers were breast cancer survivors themselves or have known people who have suffered from the illness.
Previous skydiving events in 1999, 2002 and 2005 raised a combined total of over £620,000 and broke the previous world records with 119 women in 1999, 131 women in 2002 and 151 in 2005.
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“The dedication and passion these women bring to this event is inspiring,” said Lewis. “All national and religious differences have been put aside to fight the common enemy, breast cancer!”
Words by James Nye
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