There was sun and fun and records done in Greater Fort Lauderdale! 

The 2022 National Senior Games presented by Humana has closed the books with its athletes chalking up seven American records and 154 National Senior Games records. Nearly 12,000 athletes 50 and over competed in 21 sports in five-year age divisions over 13 days of the massive multisport event.

Five of the American records were set in Track and Field competition. In addition, 41 National Senior Games records were achieved in Track and Field. The American records are:

LaTayna Glass, 75, Seal Beach, CA

• Shot Put with a distance of 9.29 meters

Florence “Flo” Meiler, 87, Shelburne, VT (Shown in photo above)

• High Jump with a height of 0.94 meters

Willie Banks, 66, Carlsbad, CA

• High Jump with a height of 1.67 meters

India Bridgette, 60, Marietta, GA

• 100 meter dash with a time of 13.64 seconds

Robert Whilden, 87, Houston, TX

• 100 meter dash with a time of 15.83 seconds 

NOTE: All Track and Field national records are pending USATF approval

In Swimming, one swimmer crushed two American record times

Doug Springer, 75, Tucson, AZ

• 50 meter breaststroke with a time of 33:89
• 200 meter butterfly with a time of 2:48.81

NOTE: The National records that were broken are pending approval by USMS

Springer also set six National Senior Games records while sweeping up gold. In 2019 Springer broke the national record in the 400 yard Individual Medley plus six event records in Albuquerque. 

Another swimmer, 70-year-old Kathleen Lewis of Allison Park, Pennsylvania, notched six NSG records to go with each of her gold medals. 

In addition to the American records, 10 different sports had NSGA records. They include Archery (7), Bowling (3), Cycling (17), Golf (1), Power Walk (24), Race Walk (3), Road Race (1), Swimming (55), Track and Field (41), and Triathlon (2). 

CONGRATULATIONS to all of our amazing athletes!

2022 National Senior Games Results Page

Miami Photographer

The Games Daily main page is found at NSGA.com/2022Daily. Click on each day’s edition to see unique content for that day.

The 2022 Photo Gallery is linked in the Games Daily pages and from the Media tab. Or go to NSGA.com/2022Photos to find the collection.

NSGA Social Media has robust content on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter National Senior Games pages (@Seniorgames1) that you can scroll back through and enjoy the day-to-day action. 

SPAM NOTE: There have been some fake Facebook groups appear using the NSGA logo and stealing our content to fool people. These are spam groups, do not click on links. We have reported them and are waiting for Facebook to resolve. The ONLY official presence on Facebook is our original National Senior Games page @Seniorgames1 

It’s not easy to provide a true picture of what the National Senior Games is all about, but the talented and dedicated staff at the NSGA Media Center has done another heartfelt effort to convey the impressions we gain from witnessing these amazing athletes. We hope it inspires others to pursue more healthy and active lives.

Thanks to the talented staff, and a big shout out to NSGA’s Official Media Partner GROWING BOLDER for their uplifting and exciting video coverage shared on the Games Daily Page.

Left to Right: Brit Huckabay, Chief Photographer; Del Moon, Director; Mary Johns, Media Center Manager; Jennifer Coco, Intern; Vincent Pensebene, Sports Information, and Matthew Adams, Social Media.