?Life Goals?: 101-Year-Old ?Mighty Mo? Leaves Swimming Community in Awe by Achieving a Rare Feat

101-year-old Maurine Kornfeld is a living example of the quote,?’Age is just a number.’?She was 60 when she took?swimming?seriously and eventually became America?s most decorated Masters swimmer. Popularly known as the ?Mighty Mo,? Kornfeld recently stunned the swimming world by unlocking another achievement at the 2023 Spring National Championship.

On May 1, the official Twitter page of US Masters Swimming shared a proud video of Maurine Kornfeld congratulating her for her achievement at the recent championship in California. Nevertheless, netizens expressed their amazement in the video recognizing her impeccable aquatic prowess.

Maurine Kornfeld’s swimming prowess for straight three minutes

The official page on Twitter shared a video of the 101-year-old granny swimming in backstroke in a pool. Steadily, she reached the endpoint unlocking her great achievement.

The caption announced that Maurine Kornfeld finished her journey at the Spring National championship with 100 backstroke. More shockingly, the 101-year-old achieved this incredible feat only in 3:33.16. It congratulated Kornfeld with a heartfelt message in the caption. The post read, ?Way to go, Mighty Mo! You are such an inspiration for all swimmers.?

?Mighty Mo? began swimming after her retirement as a social worker at 60. Although she learned swimming while growing up in Great Falls, Montana, Kornfeld was not fond of it. However, when she got back to the sport, she began learning it with the Masters’ team at the Glendale, California YMCA.

Maurine Kornfeld was 90 years old when she made her first world record. At the FINA Masters World Championships (2017) in Budapest, she was the oldest female swimmer to set a new World Record in the 800m freestyle in the 95-99 age group. Moreover, in her 31 years of competitive swimming, Kornfeld has participated four times at the FINA Masters World Championships, winning 14 gold and four silver medals.

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Nevertheless, Kornfeld’s aquatic prowess stunned the netizens on Twitter. Many reacted hailing her as an inspiration.

Fans left amazed at Maurine Kornfeld’s amazing swimming talent

Looking at Maurine Kornfeld’s dominance in the swimming pool and how vivaciously she swims in the water, fans wrote,

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Some fans expressed that the 101-year-old inspires and stands as an example that it’s never too late to learn.

Celebrating Mighty Mo’s 100 backstroke achievements, netizens decided that they want to set it as their life’s only goal.

Some swimming-related Twitter pages also reshared the post and expressed how important it is to learn the sport.

Nevertheless, fans also had encouraging and congratulatory words for Maurine Kornfeld.

Indeed, Maurine Kornfeld’s?never give up attitude?has brought her a long way. Even at 101, she has the drive to wake up before dawn’s early light, on four mornings a week, and invest time in upskilling herself as a swimmer. Isn’t that commendable?

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