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Running from April 4th through April 9th the staff at\u00a0<em>Swimming World<\/em>\u00a0will 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>Diann Uustal, USA (70-74)<\/h3>\n<p>In the past seven years, Diann Uustal, 70, has become a dynamic sprinter, setting 22 Masters world records (through Oct. 31, 2016) plus 72 USMS individual and three USMS relay records.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, she posted five global standards: LC\u201450-200 free (33.52, 2:46.63); SC\u201450-100 free (32.79, 1:12.58), 50 fly (35.12).<\/p>\n<p>Uustal was first selected as a Top 12 honoree in 2011\u2014one year after setting her first Masters backstroke world records. Since then, she has extended her swimming mastery into sprint free, fly and IM. 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Uustal\u2019s grandmother, Ruth Elizabeth Coburn, was a formi- dable open ocean and competitive pool swimmer, while her mother\u00a0was a notable diver and swimmer in New England. \u2014T.B.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><script src=\"https:\/\/ads.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/absolutebm.aspx?b=1234\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Maurine Kornfeld, USA (95-99)<\/h3>\n<p>Maurine Kornfeld, 95, made her Masters debut in her 80s and set her first Masters world record when she was 90 (SC 800 free, 18:38.69).<\/p>\n<p>Five years later, competing for the first time in the 95-99 group, she set 10 Masters world records during the competition season of Nov. 1, 2015 to Oct. 31, 2016: LC\u201450-100-200-400 free (1:04.02, 2:22.74, 5:03.47, 10:12.49), 200 back (5:42.64); SC\u201450-200- 400 free (1:09.70, 5:18.94, 10:51.92), 100 back (2:53.16), 100 IM (3:32.13).<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2010, she was awarded the Southern Pacific Masters Swimming (SPMS) award for exemplary commitment to Masters swimming, personal achievement and inspiration for others. 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