Brisbane sprinter Julie Brims smashes ageist stereotypes with sprinting records
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Despite her speed, Brims found it difficult to find a coach willing to take her on after the age of 36.
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Brisbane s Julie Brims has broken sprinting world records but the mother of two says clearing ageism hurdles has been the biggest challenge.
In January this year, a couple of weeks after her 55th birthday, she broke the 100-metre and 200-metre world records at the Queensland Masters Athletics and the 400-metre world record for sprinting at the Queensland Athletics Shield meeting in the 55-59 age group.
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