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Lange-Kubick: Learning to swim before her 98th birthday, a gift to herself and us
- Cindy Lange-Kubick
- Jun 8, 2014
- Jun 8, 2014 Updated Jul 25, 2014
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Margaret Buckendorf, 97, lifts her feet and allows swimming instructor Lisa Miller to pull her through the water during her first swimming lesson.
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The morning before her first swimming lesson, Margaret Buckendorf holds on to the grab bar in her Gramercy Hill bathroom, takes a deep breath and bends her legs like a ballerina.
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Margaret Buckendorf, 97, lifts her feet and allows swimming instructor Lisa Miller to pull her through the water during her first swimming lesson.
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