Vancouver’s Willard Lamb was among the swimmers who set age-group world records during the Northwest Zone Short-course Masters Swimming Championships. The meet was held Friday through Sunday at Lacamas Swim and Sport in Camas.
Lamb, age 92, set freestyle world records for 90-94 age group at the 400-, 800- and 1,500-meter distances.
On Friday, Lamb set the record for the 1,500 freestyle with a time of 30 minutes, 41.82 seconds. Also on Friday, he set a new 800-meter mark of 16:04.18. On Sunday, a strong final 100 meters produced a 400-meter world record of 7:44.83.
David Radcliffe of Hillsboro, Ore., set four world records in the men’s 80-84 age division.
Radcliffe, who finished fourth at the 1956 Olympics in the 1,500-meter freestyle, broke both the 800- and 1,500-free world records in the same Friday swim when he covered the first 800 in 11:43.02 and finished the race in 21:59.53. His 1,500 swim improved the previous 80-84 record by more than 2 1/2 minutes.
On Saturday, Radcliffe set world records in the 100 (1:11.26) and 200 (2:38.35) freestyle races.
Ellen Reynolds from the Sawtooth Masters in Idaho broke the women’s ages 50-54 world record in the 400-meter individual medley (5:10.96) and in the 100 freestyle (1:01.41).
Dan Kirkland, 66, of Lynden, set a national mark in the 800 freestyle (10:19.31) for the 65-69 age division.
The meet also produced 15 Oregon Masters Swimming state records and 18 Northwest Zone records.
Bonnie Speer (80) of the Lacamas Headhunters team, broke two Oregon records and one Northwest Zone record.
Bradley seeks more personal records
After recently recording a couple of personal records, Janice Bradley is heading to the Huntsman World Senior Games looking for more.
In August at the USA Track and Field Northwest Region Throws Pentathlon in Seattle, the Battle Ground woman finished first in the division for women 75-79 in two different competitions. She won the weight pentathlon with 2,933 points and the super weight pentathlon with 3,019 points.
In the weight pentathlon, Bradley posted PRs of 66 feet, 5 inches in the hammer throw and 45-7 javelin. The other throws in the weight pentathlon are the shot put, the discus and the weight throw.
In the super weight pentathlon, women in Bradley’s division threw implements weighing from 4 kilograms to 35 pounds. Her PR in the 4-kilogram weight throw is 27-6 earlier this year. At regionals, she threw the 35-pound weight 9 feet, 1 1/2 inches.
At the Huntsman World Senior Games, Bradley plans to compete in a variety of races and field events.
The track and field competition opens the two-week festival of sports, running Oct. 6-8.
“I have four PRs already this year and I hope I’ll have a couple more at the Senior Games,” she said.
Bradley has earned USATF Masters All-America status in the past, but this is her first trip to the Huntsman World Senior Games, which are open to athletes 50 and older and feature a wide range of individual and team sports.
Fundraiser event to help injured athlete
A fundraiser to help cover medical and rehabilitation expenses for Jack Fletcher will take place from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Wednesday at Mill Creek Pub, 1710 S.W. Ninth Ave, Suite 101 in Battle Ground.
Jack Fletcher played rugby for the Prairie Wolf Pack while in high school.
The 2014 Prairie graduate was critically injured in a July 30 accident near Brightwood, Ore., when a vehicle crossed the center line on U.S. Highway 26.
Fletcher returned home from the hospital on Saturday but will need continued rehabilitation from a traumatic brain injury.
A portion of Wednesday’s sales at Mill Creek Pub will go toward Jack Fletcher’s medical expenses and there will be raffles as part of the day’s activities, according to John Fletcher, Jack’s father and the head coach for the Wolf Pack.
Vancouver Youth Lacrosse clinic slated
Vancouver Youth Lacrosse will host a free introductory clinic from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday at Luke Jensen Sports Park. The clinic is a chance for youth in grades 1-8 to try the sport. Vancouver Youth Lacrosse is forming teams for the spring.
