Laura Val: The Ageless Champion Redefining Masters Swimming

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Laura Val: The Ageless Champion Redefining Masters Swimming

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n this inspiring episode of The Bolder Woman Podcast, host Chris Stafford sits down with legendary Masters swimmer Laura Val, one of the most accomplished age-group athletes in the history of competitive swimming. Known for breaking hundreds of national and world records, Laura shares her remarkable journey from her early love of the water to becoming an icon in Masters swimming, proving that speed, strength, and passion don’t fade with age. She opens up about her training philosophy, mindset, race strategy, and how she continues to push boundaries well into her 70s. Whether you're a swimmer, endurance athlete, fitness enthusiast, or someone seeking motivation to pursue your goals later in life, Laura’s story is a powerful reminder that athletic excellence is ageless. Tune in for an uplifting conversation that celebrates longevity in sport, women’s empowerment, and the bold possibilities of pursuing performance at any stage of life.

Keywords: Laura Val, Masters swimming, women in sports, senior athletes, ageless athletes, endurance sports, swimming records, world record swimmer, lifelong fitness, The Bolder Woman podcast, Chris Stafford, inspirational women, female athletes over 50, healthy aging, competitive swimming, sports longevity, athletic performance.

Californian Laura Val is a Masters Swimmer who has clocked up some 360 world records, which is more than any other Master Swimmer. In one race meet when she turned 60 eight years ago, she broke six World Records; the 50m,100m, 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m and became the first woman ever to do so. In 1984 she joined a Masters Swimming Team and went to her first nationals in 1987 where she broke five national records. In 2016 Laura broke the World Record in the 200m, 400m and 800m freestyles on her way to the World Record in the 1500m at a meet at the San Francisco Olympic Club. Laura has been inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame and the International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame. She has also graced the cover of numerous magazines including Swimming World Magazine, Swimmer Magazine and SWIM Magazine. “I started as a kid at a local team. When I was about 10 years old, my mom got my four sisters and me into swimming. I instantly fell in love with it and was pretty successful from the start. I just loved it – everything about it,” said Laura who thanks her mom for leading her to the sport.

Host: Chris Stafford

This episode was first released in 2019.

The Bolder Woman is part of the Women Unscripted podcast network (formerly WiSP Sports) founded in 2012 by Chris Stafford, which has more than 1700 episodes from around the world of women’s sport and the arts. We have covered every sport and all the issues around women in sport. We have interviewed hundreds of athletes and several of them have hosted our shows over the years. Subscribe and download Women Unscripted for free access to our extensive archive library.
Email: wispsports@gmail.com Follow @chrisstaffordpodcasts on Instagram.

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