PATIENT FEATURE
Making a splash
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By Brian Sodoma athleen O’Brien-Lawrence celebrated her 77th birthday in February of 2021 by swimming alongside massive whale sharks in the Sea of Cortez. It was a bucket list experience among an already lengthy list of impressive accomplishments for the active Sun City, Arizona resident. She has competed and won U.S. Masters and Senior Olympic swimming events, was a scuba diving partner with astronaut Buzz Aldrin, spent years as a runner placing in the top 10 among women in numerous marathons, and competed in triathlons. Today, she continues to stay active and is considering the 1.5-mile swim across the San Francisco Bay to Alcatraz Island for her 80th birthday, which she has completed once already on her 65th birthday.
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