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At the age of 75, Raymond H. Edelhoff joined Maryland Masters in 1988, competed, and placed eighth on the USMS National Top Ten times list in the 50-yard breaststroke for men 75-79. From 1988...
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Joan D Osborne participated in Masters swimming from 1973 through 1986 competing in four different women’s age groups, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, and 70-74. She participated again in 1993 in the women...
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Bill Earley was born in Portland, Oregon, and first demonstrated the ability to swim at age four when he accidentally slipped out of an inner tube at the North Kansas City, Mo., municipal...
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Learning to swim and surf at an early age, John McCallum Anderson was also an accomplished snow and water skier. He even learned to slalom at the age of 55.
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