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# Skydivers smash freefall record in Australia
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## A team of Australian skydivers have broken their national record for the
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most freefallers in a formation.
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4:53PM BST 14 Jun 2010
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Casting a spectacular image several thousand feet up, the 112-strong team
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smashed their national record for the most number of freefallers in a
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formation in the skies above Perris Valley, California, on Sunday.
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Using precision timing and a well-rehearsed routine, the divers formed a giant
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circle with spokes circling out from the middle.
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Plummeting towards earth at 120mph, they had just 70 seconds to find their
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partner and get into position to claim the title.
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Incredibly the team broke the record three times in one day, after jumping
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with 105, 109 and finally 112 people.
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The largest freefall formation on record was set in February 2004 in Thailand
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and comprised of 357 jumpers from over 40 countries.
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