97-Year-Old Swimmer “Mighty Mo” Refuses to Slow Down

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Maurine Kornfeld

From CBS News:

Pasadena, California — At the ripe old age of 97, Maurine Kornfeld is at the peak of her career. Around the pool, the woman known as “Mighty Mo” is a legend to everyone but herself.

“I don’t want to say we worship her. But we kind of are her biggest fans,” said coach Chad Durieux.

Among senior master swimmers, she has earned 14 world championship gold medals, has set 28 world records and was recently inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. All in a career that began at age 65.

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