Nate Leech Rewrites the Record Book
Posted May 3, 2009, 8:35 am in Water SportsKudos to Nate Leech of The Villages. Nate recently traveled to the National Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale to participate in the YMCA Masters Nationals. Talk about a great meet! Nate swam eight individual events and five relays, winning five individual gold medals and setting 5 national records.
Nate, a backstroke specialist, turned 60 in January and completed a one man assault on the 60-64 record book. He won the 50-yard backstroke with a time of :29.49, the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 1:05.35, and the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:23.27. He also set national records in the 100-yard individual (1:02.52) and the 200-yard individual (2:20.29 ). He also finished second in both the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke events and third in the 200-yard freestyle.
Watch our GB video on Nate and his amazing family of athletes.
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Posted 9:05am August 20th, 2009As this is my best friend, it is pretty hard to be objective. I tease him about how hard he works at staying in shape. His regimen is intimidating. I am sure he will be around long after I'm gone(even though he is older than I am!).
Todd Curran
Marion, IN