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Betty Brussel sets records in the 100- to 104- year-old age class in Saanich, while inspiring members of local swim clubBy the time an exhausted Betty Brussel finally swims to the finish and pulls herself from the pool, an Olympic athlete could have covered the same distance at least three times. But the 99-year-old Canadian’s quiet determination has led her to shatter world records...