Published Thu, Feb 25 10 03:06 PM
Panaji, Feb 25 (PTI) Mumbai''s Parth Sanghvi has become the youngest scuba open water diver when he plunged 40 feet underwater near Grande Island in Goa, Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) said today. The 10-year-old, who achieved the feat earlier this week, was awarded PADI junior open water scuba divers certificate on February 23, a day after his birthday. Parth broke the record of Egypt''s Natasha Turner, who had become the youngest diver at the age of 10 years and three days. "Parth got the certificate at the age of 10 years and one day, which is two days shorter than Turner," PADI instructor Anindya Mukherjee told PTI. Accompanied by his father, Mehul, also a certified diver, Parth, a fourth standard student of CNM School at suburban Ville Parle in Mumbai, jumped off the Grande Island near Vasco port town. Parth was trained at Goa Aquatic dive resort at Candolim near here. "Parth had his first encounter with scuba at the age of nine years when he went to Philippines for a holiday with the family," Mehul told reporters here. .
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