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Is swimming the sport for you? U.S. Masters Swimming's executive director explains why the physical and social components of swimming makes it the perfect sport for a lifetime of fitness.
How many 92-year-olds do you know who swim nearly every day and continue to compete in challenging meets? Brud Cleaveland smashes the stereotypes of aging with every stroke.
With all due respect to the dozen former Olympians and more than 1,000 other competitors, the swimmer with the largest and loudest fan support at the U.S. Masters Swimming national championships was a 71-year-old woman from Minnesota named Ann.
A woman who didn't even start swimming until her mid-60s is now lapping up the competition, earning four No. 1 rankings.
She's not really an athlete. She's a retired biologist who loves adventure. That's why 96-year-old Mary Anne Cooper traveled from British Columbia to Arizona to compete in the U.S. Masters Swimming National Championships.
Just weeks shy of his 76th birthday, Graham Johnston broke six swimming records ... in one race!
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!
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.
Jim Skinner is 85 years old and says he doesn't have time for "old lady games."
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.