Ethel Lehmann atop the podium at the 2025 National Senior Games presented by Humana.
Athletes at the 2025 National Senior Games presented by Humana produced impressive performances, including achieving 159 new event records during the 12-day championship in Iowa.
Swimming led the count with 55 new National Senior Games Association (NSGA) records set at the Wellmark YMCA in downtown Des Moines. Charlotte Davis of Washington wowed in her first National Senior Games appearance by notching meet records in all six of her events. Charlotte, 75, is a seasoned masters competitor who holds multiple national and world titles.
Track & Field athletes set 48 new marks at the Cyclone Sports Complex in Ames, Iowa. 95-year-old dynamo Ethel Lehmann of Florida led the pack, establishing seven new records in both track and field events. Ethel has competed in multiple National Senior Games and in the Florida Senior Games for four decades.
It was also a strong year for Power Walk athletes with 12 new NSGA records. Three competitors – Debbie Riter (Women’s 65-69), Princetter Lewis (Women’s 80-84) and Eleanor Pendergraft (Women’s 90-94), set age-group records at the 1500M and 5K distances. In Race Walk, Alan Poisner made his mark with new records in the Men’s 90-94 division for both distances.
Combined, competitors in Track & Field, Power Walk and Race Walk set 26 pending American records.
Nineteen new records were also set in the Cycling Time Trials, with many of these in the Recumbent divisions.
A trio of Road Race athletes clocked new record times in the 5K and 10K for their age divisions: Susan Rollins (Women’s 65-69), Debra Isser (Women’s 70-74) and Kathryn Foucar (Women’s 75-79). Jeffrey Brune and Townes Pressler rounded out the Road Race records, establishing new marks in the 5K for Men’s 60-64 and 90-94, respectively.
Other sports with new bests include Archery (11) and Bowling (4). The Top 10 NSGA Performances and Records listings will be fully updated with results from the 2025 National Senior Games presented by Humana in the coming months.
