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Quality of life: Swimming, 2009

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Quality of life: Swimming, 2009

Kath Johnstone, pictured here at the age of 91, was a keen swimmer. In 2009 she participated in the World Masters Games (an international sporting event for people aged 35 and over) in Sydney, Australia. Five years later she was the oldest competitor at the 2014 FINA World Masters (an international aquatics championships for adults) in Montreal, Canada.

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Kerryn Pollock, Health and society – Health overview, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/30732/quality-of-life-swimming-2009 (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 18 April 2011.