What helped a desperate Siberian swim across the Yangtze River in China with fantastic speed

Today's edition. "Site" It will tell you what miracles the power of the human spirit can do. We will share the story of an incredible 69-year-old woman from Novosibirsk who knows how to set goals and achieve her goals. Thanks to these qualities and, of course, hard work, the whole world knows her. We are sure that her example can inspire anyone to accomplish their own feats!

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For me, age has never been age. I always feel a state of flight. When people ask me how old I am, I think, but I know for sure that I was born in 1951.

At the age of 69, Lyudmila Voronova is the most titled age triathlete in Russia. Behind her years of gymnastics, as many as 80 triathlon starts and numerous competitions in running, swimming, skiing, polyathlon and all-around. Back in the early 90s, it was the fastest of all rivals to swim across the Yangtze River in China. Today, she has many awards and medals that cannot be counted.

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"Iron Man" But Lyudmila never stops there. Therefore, at the age of 56, she decided to participate for the first time in overcoming the IRONMAN distance. And to get through it, you have to be a really iron man. After all, it is almost 4 km swimming, 180 km by bicycle and another 42 km running. And all this. one-by-one, without any interruption. It seems that most young people cannot cope with such loads. However, Lyudmila managed to win!

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At the moment, Lyudmila Voronova is the most titled amateur triathlete from Russia: eight-time IRONMAN. In her age group, she is the strongest not only in Russia, but also at international triathlon, polyathlon and ski races. The woman is now 24 years old. gymnastics in college. Over the years, she has educated 10 masters of sports, more than 40 candidates for master of sports and 600 athletes of mass categories.

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Being at a good age, the Siberian woman is very proud of the fact that she never sought help from doctors. Therefore, it is strongly advised to follow her example and regularly engage in health prevention: in the morning do exercises, drink calcium for the joints and do not forget to take vitamins. “Health is the ability to notice in time where you have something wrong,” says Voronova.

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In the spring, she will turn 70 years old, and Lyudmila will choose the next IRONMAN start. She knows that in her age category there are no worthy rivals. When others lose their health, they keep it.

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With her victories and active life position, Lyudmila managed to radically change the beliefs of many people about what you can afford at a venerable age. She's not afraid. full-timeAllow yourself to test your body and character and win again and again. We believe that this man really has something to learn!