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Jeff Farrell
Jeff Farrell is the fastest 75+ swimmer who has ever lived but it’s what he did at the 1960 Olympics that is still making waves. He shares the inside story of one of the most amazing stories in Olympic history.
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Buddy Lee
He’s a 20-time wrestling national champion and former Olympic athlete who has reinvented himself as a businessman, inventor and jump rope expert. See why Buddy Lee believes it’s the most efficient form of exercise that anyone from 6 to 100 can do.
Anne Audain
Running icon Anne Audain was the first female ever signed by Nike, but her story had a very unlikely start. Find out how she went from being an orphan with deformed feet to one of the greatest runners — male or female — in history.
The Most Incredible Comeback in Olympic History
Just six days before the 1960 U.S. swimming Olympic trials, one of the favorites to win gold in Rome underwent an emergency appendectomy. Doctors said his Olympic dreams were over. They didn’t know Jeff Farrell.
Growing Bolder TV: Wendy Boglioli
In 1976, Wendy Boglioli was a part of one of the most exciting and most unexpected Olympic upsets in history — winning gold against the East German swimmers. Now 58, she’s helping women stay physically and financially strong as we age.
Growing Bolder TV: Brooks Johnson
Runners and hurdlers from around the world travel to Florida to train with Hall of Fame Track and Field Coach Brooks Johnson. And at 80, he has no plans of slowing down. He explains how he’s learned to live like a jazz musician by improvising.
Hunter Kemper’s Message from the Heart
Four-time Olympic triathlete Hunter Kemper recently took a break from his training in Colorado to return to his hometown — to take a walk. He reveals the health scare that inspired his father to drastically change his life and what you can learn.
Anne Abernathy
She made international headlines around the world after making her first Olympics at 34, then appearing in the next five Games. Now Grandma Luge, a cancer survivor, has a new goal — qualifying for the 2016 SUMMER games at 63 in a new sport, archery.
Christopher Rufo
In the “Age of Champions,” filmmaker Christopher Rufo shines a light on the extraordinary and inspirational men and women competing in masters sports and the National Senior Games. Find out how he sees attitudes changing about older people.
Mavis Albin
The 76-year-old captain of the Celadrin Tigerettes, one of toughest, most dominating senior women’s basketball teams ever, explains why it’s never too late to rediscover the passions of your youth … and to kick a little butt.
Wendy Boglioli
She was a part of one of the greatest races in international swimming history and now Olympic gold medalist Wendy Boglioli is helping people, particularly women, find the champion within. Find out her tips for planning for your financial security.
Rowdy Gaines’ Inside Olympics Scoop
Is Missy Franklin the new face of U.S. swimming? Why are the Olympic swimmers suddenly wearing two caps? NBC Sports commentator and Growing Bolder contributor Rowdy Gaines checks in via Skype from London to take us inside the 2012 Olympic Games.