The 'Mighty Mo' begins her second century as a swimming champion

LOS ANGELES — The chorus of "Happy birthday!" rang out across the surface of the swimming pool, booming forth from dozens of swimmers, who bobbed between the lane lines, each outfitted with a pink latex cap, emblazoned with white roses and a "100."

Maurine Kornfeld stood on the deck of the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center and, smiling over her teammates, warbled her response: "Thank you, all. Thank you, all," she sang. "Thank you, swim friends. Thank you, all!"

Superlatives have been washing over Kornfeld, one of America's most decorated masters swimmers, for years. A many-time national champion and holder of 20 age-group