At the young age of 12 years, 10 months and 25 days, Karen Muir from Kimberley became the youngest world record holder in any sport in the history of organised sport.[i] Karen Muir broke the 110 yards backstroke world record at the British amateur swimming championships in Blackpool on 10 August 1965.[ii]
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[i] Karen Muir South African swimming legend, http://swimhistory.org/articles/item/21-karen-muir ↵
[ii] “Tepid Torpedo” Karen Muir remembered, http://www.iol.co.za/sport/more-sport/tepid-torpedo-karen-muir-remembered-1494936 ↵