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Former Olympian Ashley Twichell just proved age is just a number, demolishing three masters swimming world records in one weekend. She wasn't alone—two other women over 65 joined her in rewriting the record books.
After 40 years away from competition, Jake Wolters returned to athletics at age 62 and just won three medals at the World Masters Athletics Championships. The cabinet business owner from Guelph broke a Canadian record while balancing life as a grandfather of five.
A team of age-group swimmers broke five world records in just two and a half hours, proving age is just a number. Three athletes competed in all five record-breaking relays while one swimmer added three individual world records to the historic day.
A 50-plus archer from the United States just rewrote the record books twice at the same competition in Colombia. Mark Williams proved age is just a number by shattering two world records in a single afternoon.
Retired Olympic champion Mary T. Plant just crushed a world swimming record at 61, proving it's never too late for a comeback. The butterfly legend who set records as a teenager is now setting them again four decades later.