長岡美恵子さんは、９９歳のスーパースイマーです、
彼女は８０歳で水泳を始めました。
そして、９５歳の時には、シニアの大会で２９の世界新記録、４７の日本新記録保持者となりました。
彼女は５０歳の時ご主人を亡くし、夫の後を継いで卸問屋の社長でしたが、退職、今は、
畑や家事をやりながら、一人暮らしをしています。
なお、１００歳になったらジャパンマスターズ出場をめざして、
彼女は、週３回、１日３時間、練習しているそうです。
Two Super Old Ladies
Ms Nagaoka Mieko is now 99 years old, she is a swimmer.
When she was 50, she lost her husband, she took over his company and managed the business for many years.
After she retired the job, she lived alone in Yamaguti pref.
When she was 80 she started to learn Swimming and
Surprisingly, until 95 years old she got 29 world records and 47 Japan new records .
Now she trains to swim for 3 hours a day and 3 times a week, because her aim is to participate in Japan masters for100 years old.
上中別府チエさんは、８３歳、高校生です。
彼女は戦時下で家庭の事情の為、小学校しか卒業していなかったので、英語が習いたくて７６歳の時
中学校に入学し、７９歳で川崎市の高津高校定時制にはいりました。
勉強熱心な彼女は、全ての学科でオール５だったそうです。
さらに、野球部に入り、たった２名だった部員を増やし、チームを全国大会で準優勝に導きました。
彼女は、今年３月卒業ですが、 これからも、お習字やお花、水泳 等やりたいと張り切っています。
Ms Kaminakabeppu Chie is 83 years old, she is a student of Takatu Part time high school in Kawasaki city.
She had graduated only primary school because she had to work under the world war ll, but she liked studying very much.
Many years passed, she wanted to learn English, so when she was 76 years old, she entered a Junior high school and at her age of 79 she entered a high school.
She always got 5 mark for all subjects in her report card.
Farther more she joined the baseball club that had only 2
members, but after she joined the club members increased to enough for baseball team.
At last she let the team lead to the second prize to the championship at the National competition.
She is going to graduate the school this March.
Now she says “I’d like to continue learning something, calligraphy, flower arrangement or swimming etc.”
They show us that having aims makes our lives wonderful.