Age no barrier for swimming septuagenarian
BY PIERS FULLER - WAIRARAPA NEWS
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At 71, Tricia McKnight, of Carterton, is still leaving her competitors in her wake.
She was the winner of the women's 70-99 category at the Capital Classic Wellington Sovereign Ocean swim on Saturday and says she had a fantastic time. It was her first sea swim in four years and she did the 750m in Wellington Harbour in a time of 19 minutes 43 seconds.
Tricia swims 6km a week in the Genesis Energy Recreation Centre's Trust House Pool and is a member of Masterton Masters Swimming Club. She joined Masters 28 years ago, not long after the association was founded.
She didn't learn to swim until she was 45.
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Wow, she's an inspiration - at 44 I still haven't learned to swim properly - good to see there's still hope.