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Full name | Adelaide T. Lambert | ||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||
Born |
Ancon, Panama |
October 27, 1907||||||||||||
Died | April 17, 1996 Bremerton, Washington |
(aged 88)||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||
Club | Women's Swimming Association | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Adelaide T. Lambert (October 27, 1907 – April 17, 1996), also known by her married name Adelaide Ballard, was an American competition swimmer who earned a gold medal as a member of winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics, setting a new world record in the process. Lambert was the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) champion in freestyle, backstroke, and the individual medley events.