An Egyptian man who lost one of his legs in a tragic accident broke a new record and entered the Guinness Book of Records.



On the 10th local time, Sports Illustrated, an American weekly, reported that a young man broke the record for a swimmer with one leg above the knee amputation (LA1).



The protagonist was Omar Hedge, a 31-year-old man from Egypt.



The Guinness Association announced that Omar broke the records in two categories on the 7th local time.

He recorded 56.38m 'without flippers' and 76.7m 'with flippers on'.



Omar lost one of his legs in an accident in the summer of 2015, when he was 25.

He said in an interview with Guinness that he stumbled into a pit on the road while riding his motorcycle and found himself under a truck when he woke up.



"I couldn't tell if I was alive or dead," he said at the time of the accident.



Passersby who witnessed the accident took Omar to a nearby hospital, and doctors informed him that he would have to amputate one leg above the knee to survive.



Faced with the need to amputate his leg at one point, Omar calmly told him to proceed with the operation.



After the surgery, everything was a challenge for him, and he especially recalled the past when it was difficult to do even simple tasks, saying, "It took me an hour just to pick up the cell phone that had fallen under the bed in order not to wake my sleeping mother."



What gave Omar strength through difficult days were the stories of people who, like himself, broke the Guinness Book of World Records through training despite losing parts of their bodies.



He continued, "I first started swimming because I thought I had nothing to lose," he said. "I was so angry that I went to the pool to release my anger. But through swimming, I felt really free and competent."



“I hope that the Guinness World Records I have achieved will inspire others to overcome obstacles,” Omar said.



Now, he is delivering a message of hope to those around him as a lecturer who helps overcome mental and physical pain.



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(Photo = Guinness World Records official site capture, Omar Hedge's Instagram)