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Running from April 4th through April 9th the staff at\u00a0<em>Swimming World<\/em> will be shining a spotlight on the accomplishments of our Top 12 World Masters Swimmers of the Year, along with a special spotlight on the runners-up on the 10th.<\/p>\n<h3>Jane Asher, Great Britain (85-89)<\/h3>\n<p>Jane Asher, who turned 85 last year, returns to Swimming World\u2019s Top 12 World Masters Swimmers of the Year for the fourth time. She was first named to the list in 2004\u2014the year the World Masters award was created\u2014then later in 2006 and 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Asher put together an outstanding swimming resum\u00e9 this past season (Nov. 1, 2015 through Oct. 31, 2016), setting world records 18 times in 11 long course events and 16 times in 11 short course events.<\/p>\n<p>But her records this past year weren\u2019t the highlight of Asher\u2019s season. Rather, it was the opportunity she had to swim with her good friend, Christine Goodair, and Asher\u2019s two sons, Jamie and Alistair, at the European Masters Swimming Championships in London last May. They finished 13th in the 200 mixed medley relay for the 240-279 age group, and Asher was elated: \u201cWhat a treat for a mother of my age!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asher was born in Northern Rhodesia (now known as Zambia) and raised in South Africa. 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Eventually, he found that running, canoeing and Nordic skiing were too hard on his knees and hips, so he stuck to the pool.<\/p>\n<p>As for competing in meets regularly, that took a little bit longer. Colella swam at USMS Summer Nationals in Spokane, Wash., in 1977 before taking a 13-year hiatus from the racing pool. But it wasn\u2019t until 2008 that Colella fully ramped up his competitive career once again.<\/p>\n<p>He found that Masters racing had its advantages, and that kept calling him back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe biggest difference is less pressure,\u201d he said. \u201cMasters racing is more for fun. You can put pressure on yourself in any individual race, but when it\u2019s over, it\u2019s over. I still get nervous at meets and probably always will\u2014that\u2019s just the nature of competition\u2014 but competing in Masters is simply much more fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He and a group of friends used to write their own workouts, but in 2009, they joined up with a new team called Lake Washington Masters. \u201cWe were forced to do some fast sprinting, which we typically avoided when training on our own. Now, after nearly 57 years, I\u2019m finally learning how to sprint!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Colella broke world records in two age groups this season. First, he set four short course standards in the 60-64 age group: 200 free (2:01.65), 50-100 breast (31.51, 1:09.92) and 200 fly (2:23.29). 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