On Sunday at the British Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships, Charles Eugster, 95, set a pending age-group world record for 200 meters, covering the distance in 55.48. Eugster’s mark shaved 2.4 seconds off the former record set in 2013 by Orville Rogers of the United States.

After breaking the record, Eugster thanked his fans for their support via his Facebook page.

“I'm over the moon,” Eugster wrote. “Thank you to everyone who has helped me achieve this.”

Eugster, a retired dentist, lived a mostly sedentary life until his 60s, when he took up rowing. He found success in the support and went on to win 36 World Masters gold medals.

Around age 87, Eugster found that he was losing muscle and felt that he was overweight, so he took up weightlifting and wakeboarding. The Daily Mirror reports that Eugster didn’t take up running until a year ago, but he was immediately successful, setting British outdoor records at 100 and 200 meters.

Eugster resides in Switzerland, where he has become a celebrity because of his athletic prowess. In addition to a social media presence, he has his own web site.

Eugster currently has his sights set on further success at the European Indoor Masters Athletic Championships later this month and the World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships in August.

“I’m not chasing youthfulness. I’m chasing health,” Eugster wrote on his blog. “People have been brainwashed to think that after you’re 65, you’re finished. We’re told that old age is a continuous state of decline, and that we should stop working, slow down and prepare to die. I disagree.”

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