2015 Florida Senior Games Wrapup and Results
2015 Florida Senior Games Complete Wrapup December 5‐13, 2015 Clearwater, Florida Clearwater and Pinellas County Welcome the 2015 Florida Senior Games Over nine days of the 2015 Florida Senior Games, a total of 2,048 athletes competed in 24 sports in Clearwater and Pinellas County. The Games return to Clearwater for the 25th Anniversary Florida Senior Games, December 3‐11, 2016. The 2016 Florida Senior Games will be a qualifier for the 2017 National Senior Games, to be held in Birmingham, Alabama. During the course of the Games, individuals rise to the occasion to turn in impressive times, scores and performances within their sport. Here’s a look at some of the highlights of the 24th Annual Games, held in the Tampa Bay area for the first time in the history of the Games. Games open with Awards Ceremony Florida State Representative Kathleen Peters, Clearwater Mayor George Cretekos, Florida Sports Foundation Senior Vice President Stephen Rodriguez and National Senior Games Association CEO Marc T. Riker were on hand at the Long Center in Clearwater to officially open the 2015 Florida Senior Games. Besides the official welcome, the 2014 Florida Senior Games Athletes of the Year, Walt Deal, of Clearwater and Danuta Kubelik, of Crystal River, were presented with their awards. A crowd of senior athletes looked on, taking a break from the swimming and volleyball events going on at the Long Center, on Saturday, December 5. The National Senior Games also recognized 90‐year old Ryan Beighley, a swimmer and track and field athlete from The Villages as an addition to the NSGA Personal Best program.
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