102 years old swimmer prepares for Rio Olympics


As the world's top swimmer prepare for the Rio Olympics, a sprightly Japanese centenarian insists she will still be breaking records by the time the 2020 Tokyo Games begins.

Closing in her 102nd birthday, Meiko Nagaola has racked up an astonishing world best in her age bracket after only taking up swimming in her late eighties, warns she is not yet done.

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