Kalis Rasmussen Breaks 5 Masters World Records at Age 95

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Kalis Rasmussen just keeps on going. Age can’t stop her from breaking barriers on a world stage.

While the U.S. Masters were competing this weekend in Arizona, this 95-year old broke five masters age group world records during the weekend at the Swim Ontario Masters provincials championships in Toronto.

Rasmussen, originally from Denmark, broke world records in the 200 breast, 50 breast, 100 back and 200 backstroke. She swims for the Etobicoke Olympium Masters Aquatic Club (EOMAC) Masters Swimming Club in Ontario.

“I was 8 when I started, then the war came,” Rasmussen told Breakfast Television, a Rogers Media station in Toronto. “I came to Canada in 1951. But I started swimming (competitively) in 2000.”

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Photo Courtesy: EOMAC Swim Club

She swam a 2:42.88 in the 100 back, a 5:42.83 in the 200 back. She also swam a 7:22.30 in the 200 breast and a 1:32.51 in the 50 breast.

Rasmussen swims 3-4 times a week for about an hour, she said.

“I kind of train on my own,” she said.

Rasmussen is coached by Mirko Petrov, the president of the EOMAC club.

“When I started swimming masters, I was in my early 20s and she was old then,” Petrov joked on Breakfast Television. “Every year we travel. We went to Budapest a couple of years ago for the world championships. She won the world championships at age 89 in Budapest. She is just inspiring people everywhere she goes.”

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Photo Courtesy: EOMAC Swim Club

Check out the full Breakfast Television piece here.

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Alexandra Phillips
4 years ago

Tory Phillips something to aspire at 95 you might be able to do that in 200 breast

Tory Phillips
4 years ago

Doubt it but thnx

Krista Barry
4 years ago

Awesome

Pamela Emison
4 years ago

Carol Hieb keep swimming!!

Martha Phelan
4 years ago

??

Nikki Gibbs
4 years ago

Ashlyn Dures there’s hope for you yet ?

Mania Kanaki
4 years ago

Φαίδρα Παπαδημητρίου

Mania Kanaki
4 years ago

Φαίδρα Παπαδημητρίου

Φαίδρα Παπαδημητρίου
Reply to  Mania Kanaki

Το είδωλό μου !!!

Mania Kanaki
4 years ago
Reply to  Mania Kanaki

Μας

Mania Kanaki
4 years ago
Reply to  Mania Kanaki

Φαίδρα Παπαδημητρίου μας…

Φαίδρα Παπαδημητρίου
Reply to  Mania Kanaki

Mania Kanaki Έτσι …..❤️❤️❤️

Deborah Vine
4 years ago

Fantastic

Shaheen Alghofari
4 years ago

Joe Stott Sam Lawman u know who…

Thomas A. Small
4 years ago

Congratulations that’s awesome

Nieves Barrios
4 years ago

Congratulations!!!!!!

Kylie Youmans
4 years ago

Katie Pace look this could be you Meredith Nagel Nicole Matuska

Katie Pace
4 years ago
Reply to  Kylie Youmans

? True!

Kylie Youmans
4 years ago

Katie Pace look this could be you Meredith Nagel Nicole Matuska

Liz Hudson
4 years ago

SO inspiring! What a role model!!!

Pamela Emison
4 years ago

Carol Hieb keep swimming!!

Janice DeFrancesco Bigham

Wow! Good for you Kalis Rasmussen. Keep moving. Keep going. Goals for us all? ?‍♀️ ??

Susan Fisher
4 years ago

Kayla Fisher

Anne Emaus
4 years ago

I saw his times! I’m so impressed!! ?????

Amy Le
4 years ago

This is so goals

Anne Emaus
4 years ago

I saw his times! I’m so impressed!! ?????

Bob Perkins
4 years ago

Ande cousin / uncle?!

Ande Rasmussen
4 years ago

Sweet

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