Growing Bolder Community

A woman who didn't even start swimming until her mid-60s is now lapping up the competition, earning four No. 1 rankings.

Three years ago, Sean Callahan launched GeezerJock, a national magazine celebrating senior athletes.

With more adults maintaining active and competitive lifestyles into their 50s and beyond, grown kids now spend weekends watching mom and dad compete. In the Leech family, the kids say it's a great glimpse of what their later years could be like, too.

Born: November 11, 1920
At 87, the oldest competitive surfer in the world. A legendary Hawaiian big wave surfer and winner of countless international surfing contests.

Arnold Palmer burst onto the scene at the same moment that televised golf was finding its way into American living rooms. Arnold doesn't play much competitive golf anymore, but as we found out, he still has plenty of game.

He quickly became a national folk hero and is credited with popularizing golf worldwide. Arnold Palmer doesn't play much competitive golf anymore, but as we found out, he still has plenty of game.

Didn't make the team in high school? Or maybe you were All-State. Whatever you've done before, now's the time to reignite those competitive juices of your youth and get moving again in one of the Villages' hundreds of clubs.