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World's Largest Swimming Pool
World's Largest Swimming Pool
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Bear: Afternoon Swim
This is a great photo of a grizzly bear that's been swimming underwater, looking for fish!...
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Margery Meyer
A woman who didn't even start swimming until her mid-60s is now lapping up the competition, earning four No. 1 rankings.
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Graham Johnston
Just weeks shy of his 76th birthday, Graham Johnston broke six swimming records ... in one race!
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Rich Abrahams
Richard Abrahams was one of the world's best swimmers during his collegiate career in the 1960s, and amazingly, now that he's in his 60s, he is swimming faster than he ever has before!
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Jim Skinner
Jim Skinner is 85 years old and says he doesn't have time for "old lady games."
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Picture of the Day and B'days for March 12
Today is Thursday, March 12. Today's birthdays include actress-singer Liza Minnelli who turns 63. Our picture of the day is a hotel swimming pool like no other. Go ahead, we dare you to swim just one lap.
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Hodding Carter
He comes from a long line of famous writers and public figures, but Hodding Carter has always made his biggest splash in the pool. Find out what sent the former college swimmer back into the deep end in his 40s.
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US Masters National Swimming Championship
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.
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Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic
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.
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Joe Neal
At 64, Joe Neal is the oldest member of the triathlon team at The Villages, Fla., and he's just getting started.
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One for the History Books
Forget Rocky. This is the real deal. A comeback story for the ages. And the aged. What Dara Torres accomplished at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Nebraska borders on the unthinkable.
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Daniela Barnea
She's one of the country's top swimmers, and now one of the world's biggest cosmetics companies is hoping she'll take off her suit to make a splash in a campaign to redefine aging.
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56-Year-Old Swimmer Makes History
Another 50+ endurance athlete has found a place in the record books. 56-year-old Jennifer Figge has become the first woman in history to swim across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Susan Von Der Lippe
Never one to rest on her past glories, three-time Olympian Susan Von Der Lippe will take on the country’s top swimmers at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials next summer.
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Rowdy Gaines
After witnessing the greatest week in swimming history at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, 3-time Olympic gold medalist and NBC analyst Rowdy Gaines dishes all the behind-the-scenes dirt to Growing Bolder.
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John Newman
After leaving the sport of his youth behind for decades, John Newman rediscovered swimming when he was struck by a deadly illness.
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The Growing Bolder Radio Show: May 2, 2009
This week's guests include adventurist Roz Savage, travel guru Peter Greenberg, swimming star Jeff Farrell and stylist Kendall Farr.
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Hunter Kemper
He's the greatest American triathlete in history and, more importantly, one of the most compassionate and determined men you'll ever meet.
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He's No Fool in the Pool
One of the most amazing feats in the history of competitive swimming took place recently and no one heard anything about it.
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Jane Dulieu
When a brain tumor left her barely able to walk, Villages resident Jane Dulieu discovered her water legs.
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Rowdy Gaines
The Olympic Games have been the definition of competitive for hundreds of years. And Rowdy Gaines has been the epitome of athletic success. He's a gold medalist, a world record holder and a member of the swimming hall of fame.
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Matt Damon's Uncle Swims In Uncharted Waters
Matt Damon may be kicking butt in the movies, but his uncle is the REAL athlete in the family.
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Karen Einsidler
For anyone who's ever considered giving up, you have to hear the story of Karen Einsidler, who went from a double mastectomy to a world championship.
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Our Tribute to Masters Swimming
We’ve turned a good bit of our front page real estate over to masters swimming for the next...
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Summer Daze...
It is a lovely, sunny and warm Florida summer day. My youngest is complaining loudly that he is bored. The constant whining of “Mom, there’s NOTHING to do!” echoes throughout the house. I try to ignore his cries and delve further into my novel....
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Edgar Larson
Swimmer Edgar Larson wouldn’t let a major medical episode get in the way of his passion. The 85-year-old worked his way back to health and won nine gold medals along the way.
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Why I teach (or Sarina Falls in the Pool)
With the warm weather coming quickly, I'd just like to share a reminder of why we should all make sure our children and grandchildren take swimming lessons! It was my second season teaching Sarina swimming lessons. Now 26 months old, she was...
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Adolph Kiefer
Want to know what the Growing Bolder spirit is all about? Meet a swimming icon who is still living boldly at the age of 90.
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Rowdy Gets Lucky. Actually, Lucky Gets Rowdy.
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.
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Obesity - Wake Up Call - We are Torturing Our Bodies and Our Minds
Obesity – Wake Up Call – We are Torturing Our Bodies and Our Minds How many Americans listen to the statistics on obesity and ignore t he reports. They know they are in that group defined as obese and yet they ignore the warnings. Obesity is...
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Lucky's Jaws Swim
Da-Dum. Da-da-Da-Dum. In the summer of 1975, the movie "JAWS" terrorized nearly everyone who saw it. Our pal, Dr. Lucky Meisenheimer is finally ready to conquer his fear. And he wants company.
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My Swim Coach
When I teach swimming lessons, I have a firm rule that the students must never say the words “I can’t.” Instead we say, “I’ll try!” I know that they may not do everything correctly at first, but as long as they make an attempt, I am so...
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Jim Wipff
After finally discovering an activity that could not only get him off the couch but could actually make him enjoy exercising, Jim Wipff dedicated his life to teaching his young daughter that it's never too late to make a change.
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Dr. Lucky Meisenheimer
He's a highly respected dermatologist, but it's his passions and hobbies that have landed him in the Guinness Book of World Records -- twice!
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Rita Simonton
She's the fastest distance swimmer in United States history (wait for it!) over the age of 90!
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Live Coverage of Senior Cycling, On the Web!
Wow, we just found a great example of how the internet keeps becoming more and more relevant. Our good friend, Zahid Buttar is the real deal! A hard core athlete who turned a successful college career in swimming into a lifelong career as a cycling and...
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2010 Polk Senior Games
POLK SENIOR GAMES REGISTRATION Registration will begin January 4 for the 18th Annual Polk Senior Games scheduled for February 27 – March 14, 2010. Men and women, 50 and over as of December 31, 2010, are invited to participate in fun and friendly...
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Join the Growing Bolder Comeback Tour
What did you used to do that you miss? What did you want to do but never had the opportunity to...
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Nate Leech Rewrites the Record Book
Kudos to Nate Leech of The Villages. At the recent YMCA Masters Nationals, Nate swam eight individual events and five relays, winning five individual gold medals and setting 5 national records.
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Life Lessons
We all have moments in our childhood in which we learn something important about life - something about courage and determination that we remember forever. For me, one of those moments occurred in August of 1960. I was an 8-year-old competitive swimmer...
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Jeff Farrell
Every time he gets into the pool, Jeff Farrell rewrites the rules of aging by rewriting records.
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Discover Your Inner Jock
If you thought your days of competitive sports were behind you, think again.
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Duck, Duck...Harley
There are a lot of different things that can go into a "perfect" motorcycle ride--weather, scenery, destination, the company you're with. But it was a pair of absolutely brazen ducks raiding our picnic lunch by the side of a lake in Wisconsin that put...
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Lucky's Lake Swim
We're in the business of finding cool people doing remarkable things. Or remarkable people doing cool things. Dr. Lucky Meisenheimer is both.
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Senior Games
This weekend, some of the best athletes in the world will be duking it out in Florida -- as part of the Florida Senior Games State Championships. It's going to be an incredible 9 days of competition, in events like basketball, cycling, swimming, tennis,...
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Fun With Clara
As a pre-teen, I spent one summer vacation doing the following: jumping out of a hay loft,...
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Master's Sports Stars
Older is bolder. Check out our interviews with many of the top masters athletes in the world. These men and women are having the best times of their lives as they turn in the best times of their lives.
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Harriet Anderson
Harriet Anderson is the most fearless and toughest athlete you'll ever meet. At 73, she completed an Ironman triathlon with a broken collarbone!
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Growing Bolder Receives 2008 Senior Vision Media Award
The Growing Bolder Media Group is the winner of the 2008 Senior Vision Media Award, presented by the Florida Council on Aging. President and CEO Marc Middleton accepted the award on behalf of the Growing Bolder team.
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Masters Sports Stars
Older is bolder. Check out our interviews with many of the top masters athletes in the world. These men and women are having the best times of their lives as they turn in the best times of their lives.
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Age is Just a Number
“You should write a book.” I’d love to have a dollar for everyone who must have told Dara Torres that very thing after her amazing performance in Beijing. When the public demands a book, you write one. And Dara did. It hits the shelves this week....
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Masters Sport Stars
Older is bolder. Check out our interviews with many of the top masters athletes in the world. These men and women are having the best times of their lives as they turn in the best times of their lives.
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The Intergenerational Smackdown
In this corner … we have the men and women in the 55+ age category, representing the Villages Aquatic Swim Team. Wearing dark swim suits and yellow swim caps, the swimmers weigh in between 100 and 300 pounds, and come ready to rock. They cheer: "this...
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Cancer Survivors
A cancer diagnosis can be devastating but beating cancer is becoming commonplace. Check out Growing Bolder's library of interviews with men and women who not only beat cancer but emerged from the battle better than ever.










































