At 95, Joy Tsuzuki recently became the first swimmer, male or female, to compete in the Masters 95-99 age group in New Jersey.
The announcement comes after Ana Caldas, a transgender woman, won five events in the women’s 45-49 age group at the 2025 USMS Spring Nationals.
Hunter set world records in the women’s 40-44 50 breast (32.30) and 100 breast (1:11.29) at the Masters Swimming WA State Championships.
Nicholas Santos, the oldest swimmer to win a medal at a World Championship, would qualify for the 2025 World Aquatics with his record-setting swim.
Peter McKinnon, Dan Thompson, and Judy Garay combined for five Masters short-course meters world records at the 2025 Ontario Masters Swimming Championships.
Cecilia McCloskey broke the women’s 75-79 USMS records in the 50 backstroke and 50 butterfly on Day 4 of the USMS Spring National Championships.
Former Stanford swimmer and NCAA Champion Ally Howe was one of the standout performers on day three of the 2025 U.S. Masters National Spring Championships.
Former Virginia Tech swimmer Lucas Bureau won the men’s 30-34 200 freestyle on the second day of the 2025 U.S. Masters Spring National Championships.