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And that too in the 240+ age group for relay swimming. Now, what does “240+” even mean? It is called that simply because the swimmers’ ages add up to at least 240 years. Over the last few weeks, quite a bit went down in the swimming world, with swimmers like Leon Marchand, Regan Smith, and Kate Douglass making records. While that was exciting, something equally special just happened in Australia with the 240+ swimmers. A group of women went on to break an age-old swimming record! Over the weekend, Kelly Parker-Palace, Zena Courtney, Joan Wheeler, and Erika Braun went on to swim the AQUA Masters relay. The team participated in two races, the 800m relay and the 400m relay. And guess what? They broke the AQUA Masters relay world records in both! In the 400m relay, the team went on to clock 4:27.30. This broke the 2015 record! At the South African Masters Championships, the team of Sanderina Kruger, Judy Brewis, Cecilia Stanford, and Dianne Coetzee went on to clock 4:47.03 and make the world record. As of now, that stands changed. But that’s not the only record to change! The 800m relay was also a record-breaking swim for the Braun team! The team went on to break a record made at the Bumpy Jones Classic. The team of American swimmers, including Maureen Hughes, Pat Sargent, Danielle Ogier, and Jeannie Mitchell, clocked 11:30.92 to make the world record. Erika Braun and the team have broken that record by clocking 9:48.51! Now that is truly the proof to say, ‘age is just a number’! So, who exactly are these women of will? A LOOK AT THESE RECORD-BREAKERS? Let’s meet the Masters team! First up on the list, there is Kelly Parker-Palace. Kelly is from Florida and is no stranger to the Masters swimming [https://www.essentiallysports.com/category/swimming/] wins. She has been a part of nearly 880 meets and has multiple All-American Honors on her resume. She’s got five current and 7-lifetime individual pool records. If that wasn’t enough, Kelly also has a bunch of relay records. However, she is not the only one who had a brilliant portfolio before the swim! Kelly Parker-Palace, Zena Courtney, Joan Wheeler, and Erika Braun [https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/Snapinsta.app_465386600_917330020461249_4951533053139320783_n_1080.jpg] There is also Zena H Courtney, who has made 535 swims and 283 top-ten individual finishes! She, too, is a two-time All-American in relay swimming and holds 9 lifetime relay records. But that’s not all! The team also has Joan Wheeler, who is a more recent addition to the Swim Melbourne Masters team. But don’t the word new fool you! Joan has nine individual top-ten finishes and 25 relay finishes that are worth remembering. Additionally, she too is a two-time All-American! Last but not least, there is Erika L Braun. Perhaps one of the more familiar names on the roster. Erika currently holds 20 current individual pool records and 35 relay records. Talk about a champion! She also has 381 individual top-ten finishes and 144 relay finishes on her portfolio. Additionally, she also holds another world record! In 2015, at the Bumpy Jones Classic, Erika was part of the record-breaking team. She, alongside Jen Stringer, Alicia Uhl, and Kerry Lindauer, went on to clock 4:06.90 in the 400m relay. This was the world record for the 160-199 age category. Erika is a legend in her merit, and if anything, this is just another record on her long list. Together, these women have broken the glass ceiling [https://www.essentiallysports.com/us-sports-news-olympics-news-swimming-news-forcing-herself-to-drop-olympics-race-kate-douglass-reveals-reason-behind-harsh-decision-wasnt-worth-the-risk/] of ageism and created history. 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And that too in the 240+ age group for relay swimming. Now, what does “240+” even mean? It is called that simply because the swimmers’ ages add up to at least 240 years. Over the last few weeks, quite a bit went down in the swimming world, with swimmers like Leon Marchand, Regan Smith, and Kate Douglass making records. While that was exciting, something equally special just happened in Australia with the 240+ swimmers.</p><div id="scroll-1" style="margin:-1px"></div><p class="dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin">A group of women went on to break an age-old swimming record! Over the weekend, <strong style="margin:0px;display:initial;font-weight:bold;font-family:var(--secondary-font)">Kelly Parker-Palace, Zena Courtney, Joan Wheeler</strong>, and<strong style="margin:0px;display:initial;font-weight:bold;font-family:var(--secondary-font)"> Erika Braun</strong> went on to swim the AQUA Masters relay. The team participated in two races, the 800m relay and the 400m relay. And guess what? They broke the AQUA Masters relay world records in both!</p><div id="scroll-2" style="margin:-1px"></div><p class="dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin">In the 400m relay, the team went on to clock 4:27.30. This broke the 2015 record! At the South African Masters Championships, the team of <strong style="margin:0px;display:initial;font-weight:bold;font-family:var(--secondary-font)">Sanderina Kruger, Judy Brewis, Cecilia Stanford</strong>, and <strong style="margin:0px;display:initial;font-weight:bold;font-family:var(--secondary-font)">Dianne Coetzee</strong> went on to clock 4:47.03 and make the world record. As of now, that stands changed. But that’s not the only record to change!</p><div class="adRealEstate_ad-space__6Nh40 ad-space"><p data-article="true">ADVERTISEMENT</p><p>Article continues below this ad</p><div data-background="true" class="adRealEstate_ad-container__3sqcw" id="ads-real-estate-uss-bf1"></div></div><p class="dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin">The 800m relay was also a record-breaking swim for the Braun team! The team went on to break a record made at the Bumpy Jones Classic. The team of American swimmers, including <strong style="margin:0px;display:initial;font-weight:bold;font-family:var(--secondary-font)">Maureen Hughes, Pat Sargent, Danielle Ogier</strong>, and <strong style="margin:0px;display:initial;font-weight:bold;font-family:var(--secondary-font)">Jeannie Mitchell</strong>, clocked 11:30.92 to make the world record. Erika Braun and the team have broken that record by clocking 9:48.51! Now that is truly the proof to say, ‘age is just a number’! So, who exactly are these women of will?</p><div class="engagement"></div><h2 class="dom-traversal_domH2Tag__dn8KW">A look at these record-breakers?</h2><div id="scroll-3" style="margin:-1px"></div><p class="dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin">Let’s meet the Masters team! First up on the list, there is Kelly Parker-Palace. Kelly is from Florida and is no stranger to the <span>Masters <a class="es-hyperlink-new" href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/category/swimming/" target="_self">swimming</a></span> wins. She has been a part of nearly 880 meets and has multiple All-American Honors on her resume. She’s got five current and 7-lifetime individual pool records. If that wasn’t enough, Kelly also has a bunch of relay records. 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class="dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin">There is also Zena H Courtney, who has made 535 swims and 283 top-ten individual finishes! She, too, is a two-time All-American in relay swimming and holds 9 lifetime relay records. But that’s not all! The team also has Joan Wheeler, who is a more recent addition to the Swim Melbourne Masters team. But don’t the word new fool you!</p><div id="scroll-4" style="margin:-1px"></div><p class="dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin">Joan has nine individual top-ten finishes and 25 relay finishes that are worth remembering. Additionally, she too is a two-time All-American! Last but not least, there is Erika L Braun. Perhaps one of the more familiar names on the roster. Erika currently holds 20 current individual pool records and 35 relay records. Talk about a champion! She also has 381 individual top-ten finishes and 144 relay finishes on her portfolio. Additionally, she also holds another world record!</p><div class="adRealEstate_ad-space__6Nh40 ad-space"><p data-article="true">ADVERTISEMENT</p><p>Article continues below this ad</p><div data-background="true" class="adRealEstate_ad-container__3sqcw" id="ads-real-estate-uss-bf3"></div></div><p class="dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin">In 2015, at the Bumpy Jones Classic, Erika was part of the record-breaking team. She, alongside Jen Stringer, Alicia Uhl, and Kerry Lindauer, went on to clock 4:06.90 in the 400m relay. This was the world record for the 160-199 age category. 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Mandatory Credit: Ross Kinnaird /Allsport (Getty) History of swimming The sport originated way back when humans swam in the water to find food. Until the 1800s, they did not consider swimming to be a sport. Athletic swimming is believed to have started in Britain. Likewise, the swimming championships in the 1840s were put to the forefront by Australia. As they held the 1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece, swimming became a staple part of the competitions, henceforth. With just four swimming events at first, a Greek sailor named Ioannis Malokinis won the first competition. Britain established swimming pools in 1837. Likewise, swimming originated in Australia in 1846. The USA established swimming in 1888. With most countries taking up the sport, FINA, or the Federation Internationale de Natation Amateur was founded in 1909. The four swimming strokes There are four different strokes of swimming. The four disciplines have different events amongst them. The four strokes are freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly. Hence, these strokes are used in major swimming competitions. The first stroke is freestyle. It is the most commonly used swimming stoke as it has the most events at the Olympic Games. It is usually known as the front crawl and is one of the fastest swimming stokes in the world. ATHENS \u0026#8211; AUGUST 19: Michael Phelps of USA competes in the men\u0026#8217;s swimming 200 metre individual medley final on August 19, 2004 during the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games at the Main Pool of the Olympic Sports Complex Aquatic Centre in Athens, Greece. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) The next stroke is the backstroke where swimmers swim with their backs inside the water. This is a stroke that enables a swimmer to breathe from above but swimmers cannot see the endpoint. The start of this stroke is inside the water and swimmers swim their way to the finishing point. After that comes the breaststroke. 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He won 28 Olympic medals of which 23 are gold medals. He won eight gold medals at a single Olympic Games, breaking world records throughout his career. Mark Spitz: The nine-time Olympic champion once won seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics, which was ultimately broken by Phelps. World Magazine selected him as World Swimmer of the Year in 1969, 1971, and 1972. Ian Thorpe: The Australian Thorpedo is the best swimmer to come out of Australia. He won five Olympic gold medals and had one of the best swimming motions, in the sport\u0026#8217;s history. He was a four-time World swimmer of the year. Matt Biondi: The American swimmer was one of the best swimmers in the world with eleven Olympic medals. He is a member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame and the United States Olympic Hall of Fame. TOKYO, JAPAN \u0026#8211; JULY 28: Katie Ledecky of Team United States celebrates after winning the Women’s 1500m Freestyle Final on day five of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 28, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) Katie Ledecky: Still going strong, Katie Ledecky is the benchmark for women swimmers. She won seven Olympic gold medals and is one of the most decorated swimmers in the world. She won her first gold medal at the age of 15 at the 2012 London Olympics. Dara Torres: She is a 12-time Olympic medalist and held three world records during her career. She became the oldest swimmer to win an Olympic medal at the age of 41. Natalie Coughlin: A 12-time Olympic medalist, Coughlin became the first woman ever to swim the 100-meter backstroke (long course) in less than one minute. She won six Olympic medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. 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This broke the 2015 record! At the South African Masters Championships, the team of Sanderina Kruger, Judy Brewis, Cecilia Stanford, and Dianne Coetzee went on to clock 4:47.03 and make the world record. As of now, that stands changed. But that’s not the only record to change! The 800m relay was also a record-breaking swim for the Braun team! The team went on to break a record made at the Bumpy Jones Classic. The team of American swimmers, including Maureen Hughes, Pat Sargent, Danielle Ogier, and Jeannie Mitchell, clocked 11:30.92 to make the world record. Erika Braun and the team have broken that record by clocking 9:48.51! Now that is truly the proof to say, ‘age is just a number’! So, who exactly are these women of will? A LOOK AT THESE RECORD-BREAKERS? Let’s meet the Masters team! First up on the list, there is Kelly Parker-Palace. Kelly is from Florida and is no stranger to the Masters swimming [https://www.essentiallysports.com/category/swimming/] wins. 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Last but not least, there is Erika L Braun. Perhaps one of the more familiar names on the roster. Erika currently holds 20 current individual pool records and 35 relay records. Talk about a champion! She also has 381 individual top-ten finishes and 144 relay finishes on her portfolio. Additionally, she also holds another world record! In 2015, at the Bumpy Jones Classic, Erika was part of the record-breaking team. She, alongside Jen Stringer, Alicia Uhl, and Kerry Lindauer, went on to clock 4:06.90 in the 400m relay. This was the world record for the 160-199 age category. Erika is a legend in her merit, and if anything, this is just another record on her long list. Together, these women have broken the glass ceiling [https://www.essentiallysports.com/us-sports-news-olympics-news-swimming-news-forcing-herself-to-drop-olympics-race-kate-douglass-reveals-reason-behind-harsh-decision-wasnt-worth-the-risk/] of ageism and created history. 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