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WATCH: Valley seventh-grader sets record in recent triathlon

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Posted at 6:48 PM, Nov 14, 2023
and last updated 2023-11-14 20:48:08-05

Ariana Dinu may be small, but she is “crushing it!”

The Great Hearts Scottsdale Preparatory Academy seventh-grader recently set a world record in her age category during the “Crush It 140.6” triathlon.

She completed the 140-mile event earlier this month in just 15 hours and 20 minutes, according to her school.

The 12-and-a-half-year-old is now the youngest known person with the fastest time in a running, bicycling, and swimming triathlon event!

Meet Dinu and learn more about her impressive feat in the video player above.