After a one year postponement due to COVID-19, the National Senior Games are returning this May to Fort Lauderdale and athletes from all 50 states are anxiously preparing for what is now the largest qualified multi-sport competition in the world. For the past decade, the one city, town or community in the entire country that has the largest number of entrants The Villages, Florida. We caught up with some of their athletes that will be competing in this year’s games.
Villagers Prepare for the National Senior Games
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Jess Hanebury
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Sports
We’re LIVE in Fort Lauderdale with a recap of another exciting day at the 2022 National Senior Games! Be inspired by the only 2 athletes who have competed in EVERY National Senior Games to date. We’ll share the life lessons that some special triathletes have learned from years of training, visit the track to hear the story of Madelaine “Tiny” Cazel, and watch another swimming record broken today by our very own Marc Middleton!
May 14, 2022: Live from the National Senior Games
Fitness
We’re LIVE in Fort Lauderdale for a record-setting day at the 2022 National Senior Games! Tune in to watch a new record that Marc Middleton set today at the pool, plus hear the inspirational story of swimmer DeEtte Sauer! We’ll also bring you the latest from Track & Field, Bowling, and a family of competitors who hit the mark on World Archery Day!
May 13, 2022: Live from the National Senior Games
Fitness
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Fitness
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Masters Sports
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Masters Sports
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Masters Sports
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Sports
Over 2000 runners and walkers took to the streets for the AdventHealth Winter Park Road Race, and for the first time all of the ages groups 40 and older were designated the Growing Bolder division, presented by Florida Blue Medicare.
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Sports
This is no time for a Farewell Tour for 68-year-old Dr. Herman Kelly. He is just getting warmed up and aims to bring back the adrenaline that soaked him and stoked him in college when he was a member of the famed Morehouse College Tiger Sharks swim team.
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Sports
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Sports
Kathy Bergen would rather kiss a hot iron, or stare at the sun, than lose in track & field.
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Masters Sports
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