At 94, Lucille Borgen became the oldest competitor ever in the U.S. National Water Skiing Championships; the world's largest water ski tournament. She amazed the crowd, winning the slalom and tricks title in her age division. Lucille survived polio as a child, cancer as an adult and the complete loss of vision in her left eye a few years ago. Lucille has been a guest on the Growing Bolder Radio Show. Listen to her interview.
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joan mcgriff
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Posted 12:27am August 27th, 2009Are you still sking? I'd love to come watch a competition.
Melly Duquin
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Posted 9:15am June 23rd, 2009Peacemaker
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Posted 3:06pm March 12th, 2009How nice to see someone I knew back in 1960 at Portage Lakes in Akron Ohio and how great to enter a name in the computer and see someone from the past because of her accomplishments! I just knew she would still be on the water is she was on her feet!