At The Top Of Their Game

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YVONNE “BOOTS” VAN NOSTRAND, 72: World Tennis Champion

They are youthful, active, physically fit, and over —in some cases, way over—50 years of age. They’re also surprisingly plentiful in this part of the Treasure Coast. We’ll call them master athletes. Some swoosh a golf club or back-slam a tennis ball. Others pump iron or catch waves. A bunch of them run loops, swim laps and/or pedal a bike, regularly and competitively. A few brave souls pilot horses going faster than the city speed limit. In their presence, it would be easy for anyone of any age to feel a little soft around the middle.
In this article, let us introduce you to a few of these energetic, well-proportioned master athletes and champions who have fun working hard at the games they play

Read the entire article in the February 2006 issue

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