Profile details
- Born
- 27 Oct 1907
- Birthplace
- Ancón
- Country
- United States
- Plays
- Freestyle
- Sport
- Swimming
- Discipline
- Aquatic
- Category
- Women
- Status
- Active
District, height, weight, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.
Honours & Awards
- No recorded honours or awards.
Competition Appearances
2 recorded appearances, most significant first.
- ·1928 Summer Olympics
- ·1928 Summer Olympics – women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
Career Timeline
- 1928Competed at 1928 Summer Olympics
- 1928Competed at swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
Statistics
About
Adelaide Lambert Ballard (born Adelaide Temperance Lambert; October 27, 1907 – April 17, 1996) was an American competition swimmer for the Women's Swimming Association of New York, who earned a gold medal at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, setting a world record in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay. She set a number of American swimming records, and set a world record in February, 1927, during the Women's National AAU Indoor Swimming Championships in Buffalo, New York, in the 300-yard medley of 4:34.4.
Biography adapted from Adelaide Lambert on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.