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At 90, swimmer is still teaching

 
By Bryan Painter | Published: April 14, 2009    Comment on this article Leave a comment

Olivia Whitaker loved being in and around the water. Born in Marion, S.C., she loved lakes and rivers and spent most summers at Myrtle Beach.

A guy who lived across the street in Marion, Curtis Thomson, worked with the YMCA and taught her to swim.

Whitaker has lived in Oklahoma City for decades and still loves the water — at age 90. Oh, yes, she doesn’t just swim. Whitaker continues to serve as a YMCA water safety and swimming instructor at Earlywine Park YMCA.

She started teaching lessons after finishing her skills training in 1962. That year, the Capitol Hill YMCA asked her to teach.

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