The evergreen American surfer Kelly Slater can best prove the quote, ” age is nothing but a number.” The 51-year-old surfing legend still participates in competitions with enthusiasm. He recently shared a post on his Instagram story that caught the attention of his fans! The 11x World Surf League champion was amazed by a 100-year-old woman setting an extraordinary record! 

He shared a post via Instagram channel Pubity which reveals a centenarian named Ida Keeling has accomplished a rare feat by becoming the fastest woman in 80 years category to complete the 100M race. She finished the race in an unbelievable 1 minute and 17 seconds! 

Ida Keeling and Kelly Slater -An inspiration to many

Not just the 100M race, the woman of mettle has also become the fastest U.S. woman of her age to clear the 60M race. The original post read ” Ida Keeling is an inspirational example of how age is just a number and that no matter your age, you can still find ways to stay active and healthy.“

She even managed to awestruck arguably one of the greatest surfers of all time, Kelly Slater! Slater is no exception to inspiring people by setting records. He was a recipient of the Triple Crown of Surfing Champion thrice!

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Age isn’t a hindrance for Kelly, who has his name etched into the Surfers Hall of Fame. When most surfers retire at his age, he ventures into the waters for surfing and gets into challenges often! And it is obvious that the post of Ida Keeling caught his attention such that he shared it in his story captioning,” Bringin the🔥!!!”

Kelly Slater’s wish as a Surfer

“I want to surf till 70, “ said the champion surfer to the Olympic channel back in 2019. Such is his zeal for the sport! Not everyone can aspire to such great challenges! And the list of his targets is never-ending! 

Kelly Slater is hoping to participate in the Paris Olympics in 2024! And he might plan his retirement henceforth. But that doesn’t mean he would stop surfing in his entirety! In his words ” We surf for the love it“

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As Joan Collins says ‘Age is just a number. It’s totally irrelevant, of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine“. One can start irrespective of age, to achieve great things in life!