[Ads-l] WashPost seems to think 99 is greater than 100

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

The title of the article is confusing because the definition used to
qualify for membership in the "100-to-104 age category" deviates from
the standard interpretation. The age calculation is based only on the
birth year. The birth month and day are not used.

[Begin excerpt from article]
Last weekend, she broke the world record in her age group for the
400-meter freestyle - she swam it in 12 minutes and 50 seconds -
beating the previous record-holder by nearly four minutes. Brussel
competes in the 100-to-104 age category, as categories are determined
by birth year.
[End excerpt]

The article says she will turn 100 in July. Thus, she was born in 1924.
Website: Yahoo
Article: Swimmer, 99, just broke three world records in 100-plus age
group (Reprinted from Washington Post)
Date: January 26, 2024
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/swimmer-99-just-broke-three-015909877.html

Garson

On Sun, Jan 28, 2024 at 6:41 PM Stanton McCandlish
<smccandlish at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Headline in one of today's news emails from *The Washington Post*:
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> *Swimmer, 99, just broke three world records in 100-plus age group*
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