Mar 30, 2022
When the U.S. Barefoot Waterskiing National Championships were first held back in 1978 Joe Knapp competed. And he’s competed every year since. In 2021 Knapp, 66, swept titles in slalom, tricks and jumping in the senior men's division claiming his eighth U.S. overall title.
Joe shares with Marc what keeps him going,...
Mar 23, 2022
In 1967 Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to officially register and run in the Boston Marathon; but that was just the beginning. By the end of the race, she had her life's mission: to provide opportunities for women all over the world to experience the same empowerment she felt through running.
Switzer founded...
Mar 16, 2022
Studies show over 54% of adults can't swim well enough to save their own life and 39% of adults couldn't swim a single lap. Yet swimming is an exercise that is as close to a fountain of youth as you can get. It's low impact, reduces blood pressure, increases muscle mass and bone density and flexibility, improves oxygen...
Mar 9, 2022
Once you’ve excelled at the highest level in your sport, won world and national championships, it’s easy enough to walk away, to retire. Or maybe be content with success as a national team coach. But not Sue Baross Nesbitt. The masters artistic swimmer came back to the pool after nearly 40 of not competing...
Mar 2, 2022
If you talk to enough master's athletes, you realize very quickly that they have all encountered setbacks of some kind in their participation in their sport. But it’s how they respond to those setbacks that determine their longevity in sport and sometimes in life.
Andy Leighton is a former tennis player who was...