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Japanese centenarian notches up world record swim

Published Mon, Apr 6, 2015 · 09:50 PM
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A 100-year-old Japanese woman has become the world's first centenarian to complete a 1,500-metre freestyle swim, 20 years after she took up the sport.

Mieko Nagaoka took just under an hour and 16 …

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