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Happy 100th Birthday Willard Lamb -- address for cards

Jay Eckert
over 1 year ago

Willard 'Wink' Lamb will be turning 100 years young on Dec. 24, 2022. If you aren't familiar with Wink, check out the links below. He is an incredibly impressive person and swimmer. 

His teammate, Valerie Jenkins, is hoping to collect 100 birthday cards for him. If you'd like to send a card, please have it arrive by Dec. 17. Here is the address:

Willard Lamb

PO Box 821044

Vancouver, WA  98682

https://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/world-war-ii-derailed-wink-lambs-uw-swimming-career-now-nearly-100-hes-setting-new-swim-records/ 

https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/99-year-old-willard-lamb-shreds-record-book-at-usms-summer-nationals-breaks-several-marks-in-single-swim/ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xJ_1ovkFCI 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CgzfSyBgfFv/ 

  • over 1 year ago

    I just got back from the PNA and Zone Championship where Wink Swam 4 events and I think got 7 National records(extra records from splits of longer distances.) What was more amazing to me, was that in the 50 free and 50 back he was in heat 2. 100 years old and he was not in the slowest heat, Amazing. 

    In a personal note, I went 1:15.01 in the 100 BR. That was my closest swim yet to the elusive "swim your age in 100 BR". I'm 74, maybe next time.