2022 Games in the News

Browse links to media coverage about the 2022 National Senior Games presented by Humana and the amazing athletes who prove "It's never too late to get into The Games."

Featured Media Stories

• Running: Advice from 90-Year-Old Runners | The New York Times | 5/21/22
• National Senior Games Association promotes healthy lifestyle | ABC12 News | 5/21/22
• Sr. Olympian Wally Dashiell, 98, returns from NSG with three more medals | Bay Times | 5/20/22
• Alan Grofe's health journey leads to National Senior Games | MSN News | 5/20/22
• ‘Anyone from 8 to 80 can play’: Over 1,000 seniors compete in national pickleball tournament | The Daily News | 5/19/22
• The National Senior Games: Where seniors compete, connect and shine | USA Today | 5/19/22
• Hallandale Beach Resident Leads The Way: At The 2022 National Senior Games In Fort Lauderdale | South Florida Sun-Times | 5/19/22
• 97-year-old Charlotte NC swimmer to compete in Senior Games | The Charlotte Observer | 5/13/22
• On A Positive Note: 94-year-old veteran competing in Senior National Games | CBS Pittsburgh | 5/12/22
• 81-year-old Seminole grandma competes in National Senior Games | ABC Action News | 5/12/22
• Watch Grandpa Go! National Senior Games Kick Off in Fort Lauderdale | Miami New Times | 5/11/22
• The National Senior Games are back. Meet two Pinellas women ready to compete | WUSF Public Media | 5/9/22
• Game On: The National Senior Games are coming to Laudy (just don't call it a senior moment) | Fort Lauderdale Illustrated | 5/5/22
• Senior Games finally back at starting line | The Villages Daily Sun (Florida) | 4/16/22
• Senior Games pickleball player is 'kind of a big dill' | Spectrum Sports 360 (Florida) | 4/2/22
• Sports Give Seniors a Zest for Life | Kiplinger | 3/29/22
• Senior Athletes Are Doing the Unprecedented, And They Are Ready For More | Global Sports Matters | 2/11/22
• IE woman, 74, laces up her Silver Sneakers, shows it's never too late to embrace fitness goals | KABC 7 (Los Angeles) | 2/5/22
• ‘I’ll keep doing this forever’: the athletes thriving on America’s senior circuit | The Guardian | 12/23/21
• 105-year-old Louisiana native loses running world record, but embraces new friendly rivalry | The Advocate | 8/24/21
• 75-Year-Old Used a Bike to Beat Diabetes—and Still Competes | Men's Health | 4/6/21
• Meet Flo Meiler the 85-year-old grandma breaking world records | Olympic Channel | 3/12/21

Growing Bolder Features

• Confronting Ageism With the NSGA
• The National Senior Games: A Health and Well-Being Reunion
• Marc Riker Shares Why the National Senior Games is Growing Bolder 
• Jumping for Joy: Awakening the Athlete Within 
• Villagers Prepare for the National Senior Games 
• The Competitive Zeal Pushing Kathy Bergen to 23 World Records
• Perfect Partners: Bowling Team Records Pair of 300's at National Senior Games 
• Vivian Stancil: Do Not Fear What is in Your Heart. 
• Ellen Jaffe Jones Runs on Vegan Energy 
• Close to the Heart: 74-Year-Old Swimmer Wins Gold Just 6 Months After Quadruple Bypass Surgery

Geezer Jock NSGA Athlete Features

• His Mom Saved His Life. He Has Filled His Life With Gratitude
• No. 1 In The World. DeEtte Sauer's Magnificent Journey
• Shoeboxes of Medals. A Lifetime of Stories: Don Leis 
• The Gifts of Dr. Elmo 
• Herman The Warrior Soldiers On
• A Quest For Gold In Every State
• The Making Of A Pickleball Champion
• Tim Jenkins: A Geezer Jock To Root For In Ft. Lauderdale 
• Flo Meiler Is Proof That It Is Never Too Late 
• At 62, She Found New Life In Her Older Legs