84-year-old Canadian still breaking swim records

2017-02-15 09:27:39 GMT+8

Editor Sun Xiao

Chris Smith, aged 84, had a quintuple heart bypass surgery in 2014. But this has not stopped his enthusiasm for swimming. /CFP Photo

Smith still trains regularly, swimming free style and front crawl. /CFP Photo

He has broken around 70 swimming records in Ontario, Canada where he lives, and reportedly holds provincial freestyle records in the 80-84 age group in the 200, 800 and 1,500 meters. /CFP Photo

Smith told the Toronto Star newspaper that he will continue to swim till the day he dies and hopes to continue breaking records. /CFP Photo

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