Michael Smith is a lifelong swimmer whose relationship with water began at age nine in a small Ohio town with no high school pool. Instead, he had a YMCA, grit, and a first-generation college mindset that later led him to a double major in business management and humanities, advanced graduate work, and a Six Sigma Black Belt. That early path led him to national-level swimming competition, a decades-long pause, and then a powerful return to the sport at age 60. Now 68, Mike remains a pure swimming sprinter who thrives on speed, competition, and continuous improvement. He competes against elite swimmers and former Olympians, chases personal bests, and credits swimming as essential to his mental health and resilience. With his dad cheering from the stands, Mike's story is about rediscovery, discipline, and proving it’s never too late to come back stronger.

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Paul Soroudi is someone whose life has been shaped by saying yes. He didn’t grow up in an athletic family, but a simple invitation to join cross country in 10th grade sparked a lifelong relationship with movement. After building a successful business in his early years, Paul returned to running in adulthood, completing marathons, trail races, and hundreds of local competitions. More recently, pickleball became both his workout and his social lifeline, especially during lockdowns, helping him meet people, manage stress, and build community. Now calling St. George, Utah home, this 56-year-old runs trails, plays pickleball almost daily, takes classes to stay mentally sharp, and keeps saying yes, proving that active living is really about curiosity, connection, and movement.

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Dale Huckabee became a professional Quarter Horse jockey at 16 and later set a world record in mule racing at the Aspencade Stakes in New Mexico that stood for decades, traveling 350 yards in 21.03 seconds. When health forced him to step away from horse and mule racing, he rebuilt working ranches, managing horses, and eventually rising through the ranks at Coca-Cola, where he now serves as a security investigator helping reduce company losses across the western United States. At 68, Dale cycles over 150 miles a week, competes at the Huntsman World Senior Games, and loves cross-training with his wife.

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