Betty Brussel

Betty Brussel (born July 28, 1924) In 2019, Brussel competed in the BC Masters Provincial Championships where she won seven gold medals. She also set the world record in the 95–99 age category for the 50-metre breaststroke. In 2022, she won the Ted Simpson Award at an event in South Surrey. In 2023, she won the Swimming Excellence Award at a competition in Calgary.

On January 20, 2024, In April 2024, she set an age group record for the 800 metre freestyle with a time of 26 minutes and 17 seconds in a Masters swimming competition. She broke these records in the 100-to-104-year-old age category at the age of 99, because the age group cutoff is based on birth year rather than exact age. Few swimmers of Brussel's age have ever competed, and she has been the first in her age group to finish a certain distance.

A documentary about Brussel's life, produced by Hannah Walsh and Emma Puchniak and funded through Kickstarter, was released in 2024. Her family could not afford to pay for swim lessons. She married her husband Gerrit in 1949 Brussel had three children while living in Grand Forks, British Columbia. Brussel retired in 1982 Besides swimming, she is an avid reader and enjoys knitting and cross-stitching.