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Age is Just a Number
August 11, 2025
Age is Just a Number
By Hannah Ballowe

People like to say that athletes have a “peak” age. And it might be true that there is an average age for our physical bodies to “peak.”

But this doesn’t account for our mental fitness, our game insights, or our experiences that guide our performance. And it doesn’t account for the fact that every athlete has a different timeline.

Progress and performance for women athletes is not linear. VIS Mentor and Olympian Elise Cranny talks about this in our podcast, reminding us that our journeys are our own. That means that they happen on their own timelines.

This summer, women athletes on the track, in the pool, and on the rock wall are proving that their age doesn’t determine their success.

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