纽约市，甘斯沃尔特（美联社）——来自纽约市Howes Cave的埃莉诺·坎宁安（Eleanor Cunningham）打破了总统老布什的记录。
GANSEVOORT, N.Y. (AP) — Eleanor Cunningham of Howes Cave, New York, has bested former President GeorgeH.W. Bush.
老布什通过跳伞庆祝自己的90大寿；而埃莉诺·坎宁安有跨越式表现，她通过跳伞庆祝自己的百岁生日。
He celebrated his 90th birthday by skydiving; she made the big leap to mark her centennial.
跳伞地点位于甘斯沃尔特的萨拉托加。周六，在为跳伞穿上整套服装前，坎宁安亲吻了自己7个月大的玄孙女。这是她第三次跳伞，她从90岁开始从事这项运动。
Cunningham kissed her 7-month-old great-great-granddaughter before suiting up for her 100th birthday jump Saturday at Saratoga Skydiving in Gansevoort (GANZ'-voort). It was her thirdjump, after taking up the sport at age 90.
坎宁安同她的孙女居住在纽约市中部的斯科哈里县。她的医生同意她跳伞庆生，说她的身体状况允许她尝试自己想做的事情。
Cunningham lives with her granddaughter intheir Schoharie (skoh-HAYR'-ee) County home in central New York. Her doctor signed off on the skydiving expedition, saying her health makes her more than capable of doing what she loves.
来自萨拉托加跳伞队的迪恩·麦克唐纳（Dean McDonald）说，目前为止，坎宁安是他最年长的跳伞搭档。
Dean McDonald of Saratoga Skydiving says Cunningham is his oldest jump partner yet.