Masters Sports: The Fountain of Youth
Olympian Rowdy Gaines hosts the upcoming 60-minute program produced by Growing Bolder — highlighting men and women who pursue active, competitive and healthy lives through masters sports.
All Olympics Stories
Andrea Kremer’s Two Faces of Success
The Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic presented by LIMU is very quickly becoming one of the marquee masters swimming meets in the world. It’s a pool full of inspiration. So who gets the Growing Bolder Inspiration Award? And why?
Shannon Miller Uses Olympic Spirit to Battle Cancer
Shannon Miller is the most decorated American gymnast in history and arguably one of our nation’s top athletes. Her entire life is dedicated to health and wellness, but suddenly, her world turned upside down when she was diagnosed with cancer at 34.
Ann’s Fans
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.
Rowdy Gaines: Failure
You know him as a huge swimming success, but did you know that Olympic champion Rowdy Gaines failed over and over and over again? He has advice for learning from the defeats and taking chances until you succeed.
Lucky Meisenheimer
Dermatologist, masters swimmer, author, Guinness World record-holder, Special Olympics coach — there are few people as passionate about life and committed to making a difference as Dr.Lucky Meisenheimer.
Brooks Johnson
Since 1968, legendary track and field coach Brooks Johnson has had at least one athlete in every single Olympic Games. And his streak may continue in 2012. He offers tips for anyone, no matter their talents, looking to live up to their potential in life.
Adolph Hoffman
He’s 87 years old, still hits the diamond regularly and he’s going for a world record in pole vaulting at the 2011 Senior Olympics. Listen to this interview and you’ll change the way you think about what’s possible later in life.
Donald Pellman
World records are made to be broken, but the track and field world is still buzzing over 95-year-old Donald Pellman’s recent smashing of his own record in the high jump.
Hurdling the Generation Gap
With legendary coach Brooks Johnson’s guidance, David Oliver is destined to become the greatest high hurdler of all-time. Together, they are rewriting the record books and proving the power of intergenerational relationships.
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.
Olympic Memories That Last a Lifetime
Joe Druar competed in ice dancing at the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary. Today, the two-time U.S. Pairs Figure Skating champion is an instructor, molding the next generation of skaters.