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Robert Sleigh may have retired as a philosophy professor, but he was far from retired from life. At age 75, he not only entered the World Championships of Indoor Rowing, but he won!

She's the greatest female athlete in the world over the age of 60, and some say she may be the greatest female athlete of all time.

Betty Jarvis walked into the Masters Indoor National Championships with a cane and walked out with a world record.

Lou Whitney flies over hills at high speeds, takes sharp turns on dirt tracks and he competes in Motocross championships, all at the age of 72.

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.

Known as the "Nun on the Run," Sister Madonna Buder has finished about 40 marathons and 34 Ironman triathlons, and at the age of 75, she became the oldest woman to finish the Ironman World Championships.