Seiichi Sano began anew at 80 by climbing Mount Fuji. Apparently not challenged enough by Japan's highest peak, he almost immediately took up surfing. 9News
Sano turns 90 later this year, and after being recognised by Guinness World Records as the oldest male to surf, he's ready for other tests.Seiichi Sano, an 89-year-old Japanese man, rides a wave at Katase Nishihama Beach. Or maybe he'll just stick with what he knows."I think I take better care of myself when I have goals like this. Even now, I take better care of myself than I did before.
Sano lives about 20 minutes from Yokohama and gets out most weekends on the black-sand beach near Enoshima, the small island that hosted sailing for the recent Tokyo Olympics, and was the harbour for the 1964 Games. He said he was inspired by an employee at his local bank, who was always tan and didn't look like a typical banker. His secret, he said, was surfing. So Sano followed up and found a teacher."I have never thought of myself as an old person. I always feel that I can still move forward. I can still do it. I can still enjoy it."Enoshima is an area of small waves, which suits Sano. He joined hundreds of other surfers on Thursday, waiting for the larger waves to come.
"To be honest, I was surprised by his age," said Shimizu, his instructor. "I was most worried that he would get injured. I did not know how fit he was, physically. "So when I heard he was 80, I thought it would be a bit tough to think about whether my own grandfather could surf. I was surprised he was able to do it as well as younger people.""I was hoping to participate in the Tokyo Olympics, not as a competitor but as an old-age demonstrator," he said.Sano goes through a serious stretching routine before going out; legs splayed 120 degrees, and hands touching his toes.
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