Donna Vano – Action Sports Legend
She’s the queen of extreme sports, a two-time cancer survivor and she’ll inspire you to take action in your own life.
All Masters Sports Stories
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.
Lee Bergquist
As a newspaper journalist, Lee Bergquist knows a story when he sees one. And when he decided to get healthy and active in his own life, he found that he’d not only found his second wind, he’d discovered a real scoop.
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.
Jeff Farrell
Every time he gets into the pool, Jeff Farrell rewrites the rules of aging by rewriting records.
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.
Terry Roach
Amazingly, senior athlete Terry Roach turned her major injuries into inspiration for competing. She’s a walking medical miracle that has overcome the worst to become the best.
Whippin’ the Whippersnappers
What happens when a high school swim team takes on the “old-timers” from the Villages? The kids learn that athletes over 40 are called “Masters” for a reason.
The Free Throw King
Learn the secrets of The Free Throw King, Andy McGuffin, an 83 year old who shoots 90% from the stripe and once made 400 in a row.
Nick Kent
Golfer Nick Kent found himself in a three-way sudden death playoff at this year’s National Senior Games.
Sumi Onodera-Leonard
Sumi Onodera-Leonard is living proof that anything is possible with determination and pluck.