Adelaide Lambert | |
Fullname: | Adelaide T. Lambert |
Birth Date: | October 27, 1907 |
Birth Place: | Ancon, Panama |
Death Place: | Bremerton, Washington, U.S. |
Strokes: | Freestyle |
Club: | Women's Swimming Association |
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.[1]