Trinity Brown
Period. 4th
Mrs.Palacios

How old is to old to play sports?

Well how old is to old to play sports? In my opinion i think that sports does not have a age limit so why make it have one. I'm going to describe 3 athletes that never let there age get in the way of what they love to do.
      Dara Torres has competed in five different olympics from 1984 to 2008. At the age of 41 she became the oldest swimmer ever to get a spot on the U.S Olympic team. Dara Torres won multiple medals and anchored the 4x 100- meter freestyle relay. Just because she is 44 years old should that be the reason she stops doing what she loves doing, and is still able to manage to do.

   The second athlete is Merlene Ottey she is "The Queen Of The Track" and she is 51 years old. She's been to the Olympics 7 times, more than any other track and field athlete in history. Merlene Ottey became the oldest athlete ever to compete in the european Athletics Championships. Merlene Ottey ran the final leg in approximately 11.5 seconds, which was good enough to shatter her previous record for fastest 100 meters by female over 50.

   Lastly, Ernestine Shepherd is a "Competitive Bodybuilding Grandma" and is also 74 years old, pretty old right. Ernestine Shepherd was recently listed by Guinness at the oldest competitive female bodybuilder ever. In addition to making much younger women feel insecure about themselves, Shepherd doe some occasional modeling and teaches fitness classes in her hometown baltimore. Also, her impeccably toned six-pack is her signature, and her husband of 54 years says "he has trouble keeping guys away from her".