Tears and Glory as Roger Federer Retires from Tennis sports-masters September 24, 2022 Athlete Profiles, Breaking News, Featured, Sports, Tennis 5 An emotional Roger Federer waved goodbye to professional tennis after teaming up with fellow great Rafael Nadal at the recent Laver Cup in England. The 41-year-old tennis legend, winner of 20 Grand Slam sing...
Charles Allie Plots His Comeback in Masters Track sports-masters September 19, 2022 Athlete Profiles, Athletics, Featured, Sports 10 By Ray Glier, Geezer Jock News Charles Allie drives either a slick Corvette, or a rugged F-150 truck. The contrariety in the man’s life doesn’t stop with his rides. He is a retired teacher, but he is not ...
He Smiles for Miles. Gene Dykes Keeps Chugging sports-masters August 13, 2022 Athlete Profiles, Featured, Running, Sports 43 By Ray Glier, Geezer Jock There was no place to hide for Gene Dykes. He was running the 5000 at the USA Track & Field Masters Outdoors in Lexington, Ky., and, as the race progressed, he dropped further a...
Going for the Old sports-masters December 10, 2021 Athlete Profiles, Athletics, Featured, Sports, Track & Field 242 By Roald Bradstock My days of competing in the Olympic Games and going for the Gold are long, long gone. But that doesn’t mean my days of competing are over, even though I am just a few months shy from turn...
Catherine McKenna: Why Swimming Matters sports-masters October 7, 2021 Athlete Profiles, Featured, Sports, Swimming 242 Swim Drink Fish is a nonprofit organization working to connect people with water since 2001 which uses citizen science and communications technology to safeguard local waters. They are worthy advocates for the...
Red Lights – A Story of Resilience and Perseverance sports-masters September 21, 2021 Athlete Profiles, Cycling, Featured, Health, Sports 259 By Madeline Murphy Rabb, National Seniors Games Association For more than twelve years, I have worked with a swimming coach. I began as an okay Freestyle swimmer in my 60s. However, in my 70s, I excelled. Be...
Unbreakable Paralympian Carol Cooke Wins Silver in Tokyo sports-masters August 31, 2021 Athlete Profiles, Breaking News, Featured, Road Cycling, Sports 302 Whatever the obstacles faced by Carol Cooke, she’s found a way around them. Now the gymnast turned swimmer turned Para-rower turned Para-cyclist recently won a Silver Medal in the Women's Road Time Trial T1-2 a...
Ultra-Endurance Cyclist Fulfills Lifelong Dream sports-masters July 17, 2021 Athlete Profiles, Breaking News, Featured, Road Cycling, Sports 285 Christoph Strasser First to Cycle More Than 1000 km in 24 Hours Christoph Strasser is a 38-year-old Austrian ultra-endurance cyclist and is a six-time winner and record holder for the fastest time in the Rac...
How One Inspiring Masters Athlete Breaks Records to Battle his Parkinson’s sports-masters July 8, 2021 Athlete Profiles, Breaking News, Featured, Health 309 By Jennifer Yu, Guinness World Records Jimmy Choi makes even some of the most difficult fitness moves look easy – but it’s anything but for the dedicated record holder. Battling Parkinson’s disease since the...
Marathoner Back at the Olympics After 17 Years sports-masters June 12, 2021 Athlete Profiles, Featured, Running, Sports 246 Olympian Malindi Elmore believes age is a help, not a hindrance in the marathon By Wayne Moore, Kelowna News Don't let age fool you - Malindi Elmore isn't past her prime - not by a long shot. The only ...
