Maryam Mohamed, CNN
Omar Sayed Shaaban breaks the world record. (CNN)Egyptian swimmer Omar Sayed Shaaban soared to success when he set a new record for the highest jump out of water while wearing a monofin.
The 21-year-old from Ismailia reached the unusual event s new best height when he made a spectacular leap of 7 feet 11 inches (2.3 meters), according to Guinness World Records.
A monofin is a single fin that fits over both feet.
Guinness World Records showcased Shaaban s achievement Thursday in a TikTok post.
Shaaban powered past a record held since 2011 by three men, Italy s Cesare Fumarola and Stefano Figini and Egypt s Soliman Sayed, who each managed jumps of 6 feet 6 inches (2 meters).
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Egyptian swimmer takes the art of leaping out of water to new heights
Egyptian swimmer Omar Sayed Shaaban soared to success when he set a new record for the highest jump out of water while wearing a monofin.
The 21-year-old from Ismailia reached the unusual event’s new best height when he made a spectacular leap of 7 feet 11 inches (2.3 meters), according to Guinness World Records.
A monofin is a single fin that fits over both feet.
Guinness World Records showcased Shaaban’s achievement Thursday in a TikTok post.
Shaaban powered past a record held since 2011 by three men, Italy’s Cesare Fumarola and Stefano Figini and Egypt’s Soliman Sayed, who each managed jumps of 6 feet 6 inches (2 meters).
It is not uncommon to see Omar Sayed Shaaban in water - in fact, it s where he can be found most of the time!
The 21-year-old Egyptian national is one of the world’s fastest sprinters underwater, and has just set the world record for the
highest jump out of water wearing a monofin, recording an impressive 2.30 m (7 ft 11.8 in) jump.
This is the first time this record has been broken in nine years.
It was previously held by Cesare Fumarola, Stefano Figini (both Italy) and Soliman Sayed (Egypt), who all achieved a jump height of 2 m (6 ft 6.74 in).
Omar studies Civil Engineering, and it first crossed his mind to break a world record in 2015.