80-year-old grandmother becomes oldest woman to finish the Ironman World Championship
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For most of Natalie Grabow's life, she didn't know how to swim. At age 59, she decided to change that, so she could face an even bigger challenge.
"It was a big hurdle I had to overcome," Grabow told NPR via email, "in order to do a triathlon."
Grabow is now being hailed as an inspiration. Not only did she learn to swim and then compete in a triathlon, but the 80-year-old grandmother just became the oldest woman to finish the grueling Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
"Absolutely incredible," t
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