92-year-old woman breaks swimming club records

LOUISVILLE (WHAS11) -- Stasia Kowalski now holds two records at Lakeside Swim Club, she’s a backstroke champion and the oldest member on the swim team.

“I've become a star in my old age,” said Kowalski.

At 92-years-old, Kowalski competed in her first swim meet a few Saturdays ago.

“I had a hard time eating breakfast and I didn't know how I was going to get through this,” said Kowalski.

She not only got through it, she crushed it, breaking two backstroke records for her age bracket.

“I was overwhelmed, I couldn't believe it I mean I was just swimming to swim,” said Kowalski.

But this champion hasn't always been a swimmer.  In fact, Kowalski says she was terrified of the water until she was about 40-years-old.

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