An incredible woman has defied the odds - and bagged herself a world record - by completing a skydive at the grand old age of 102.

Irene O'Shea has managed to put us all to shame when she became the oldest female skydiver on Sunday when she took part in a jump in Langhorne Creek, South Australia.

The OAP completed the world record charity skydive surrounded by family and friends, in aid of raising money and awareness for the Motor Neurone Disease Association of South Australia.

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It's reported Irene was skydiving in honour of her daughter, who SA Diving say died of motor neurone disease several years ago.

She said the dive was the 'perfect opportunity' to help raise money for the charity.

The skydiving company revealed that when a local reporter asked Irene whether she considered herself an adrenaline junkie, she responded: "As far as I'm concerned I'm the same as everyone else, just a normal person."

It turns out this wasn't dare-devil Irene's first skydive, either.

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Nope, Irene actually became the oldest female skydiver back in 2017, before going on to beat her own record this year. She also jumped with the same company in 2016, too.

You can't not admire such an incredible woman who's managed to achieve what most of us wouldn't dare, all after reaching the incredible age of 100.

She was raising money and awareness for the Motor Neurone Disease Association of South Australia (Credit: AP)

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While we're in absolute awe at how Irene has managed to get to such an age, let alone achieve all that she has, one woman has let us in on a little secret on how to live a long life.

JessieGallan, 109, was officially the oldest woman in Scotland before she died in 2015 and she owes it all down to staying single and avoiding the opposite sex.

The incredible woman told STV News how men avoiding men allowed her to live a longer life because they are 'more trouble than they're worth', and we can totally see where she was coming from.

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She explained: "My secret to a long life has been staying away from men. They're just more trouble than they're worth."