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Three-time cancer survivor Susan Helmrich says she's learned one thing from her health battles -- every day is a gift and she intends to each it. Find out how she's combining her passion for swimming and finding a cure.

All hail the queen of the pool. Rita Simonton, 90, was the star of the recent US Masters Swimming Championships, smashing six national and world records.

We dig masters swimming. Men and women of all ages compete with those of equal ability but against those in their own age group. Dive into this story and discover why it's quickly becoming one of the world's great intergenerational activities.

Siphiwe Baleka is a one-of-a-kind Yale graduating, globetrotting, God-fearing, truck-driving, fast-swimming family man. And he's got a new mission -- to help long-haul truckers everywhere improve their health, fitness and quality of life.

Growing Bolder CEO Marc Middleton took his suit and his video camera to the U.S. Masters National Swimming Championships in Atlanta. He returned with dozens of new friends, 4 medals and 1 story about an amazing competition.

Dr. Lucky Meisenheimer is the P.T. Barnum of masters swimming. Completing Lucky's Lake swim is now nearly as cool as crossing the English Channel. If Lucky wants you to swim, eventually you will. Just ask Olympic champion Rowdy Gaines.

Just months after winning two individual national championships in US Masters Swimming and setting three world records with his BluFrog swimming teammates, Marc Middleton has placed third in the 2012 USA Masters Indoor Track and Field Championships.

When life gets tough, you have to get tougher. This week's guests, including the legendary Connie Francis, hope their stories of survival, determination and reinvention will inspire you to never, ever give up on life.

Growing Bolder was proud to be a sponsor of the Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic presented by LIMU this past weekend. The meet was a smashing success with 12 new Masters World Records set. Watch the complete relay for a new world record!

Motivated by the stories we do every week, GB CEO Marc Middleton got back in the pool for the first time in 35 years.Today, Marc is a member of Rowdy Gaines' Blu Frog Masters Team, and the Froggers have something to croak about.