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Pam Ladds
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Pam Ladds was inducted in the Vermont Open Water Swimming Hall of Fame in its Class of 2020
Pam Ladds of Newport, Vermont is a 71-year-old American open water swimmer and escort pilot from Newport City, Vermont
Open Water Swimming Career Highlights
- She served as an escort kayaker at the 2012 Kingdom Swim and kayaked at every Kingdom Swim since on the 10-mile course, the 25 km Border Buster, and the 10 km as well as the 1-mile swim when she could.
- She served as the official Witch on the Water at Newport’s Vampire Swim 2015.
- She kayaked for many swimmers on numerous lakes, as needed, at the annual NEK Swim Week from 2013 to 2020.
- She assists at the 40 km In Search of Memphre between Vermont (USA) and Quebec (Canada) in 2013, 2014, 2018 and 2019.
- She serves as an escort kayaker for the 25 km Border Buster cross-border swim.
- She participated as a volunteer in the Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival on Lake Memphremagog, Vermont in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
- She participated in the Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival on Lake Memphremagog, Vermont on 23-25 February 2018.
- She participated in the Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival on Lake Memphremagog, Vermont on 22-24 February 2019.
- She participated in the Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival on Lake Memphremagog, Vermont in February 2020 at the age of 70.
- She swam in Lake Willoughby on 15 December 2018 in the Swim the Chillies on 15 December 2018 in 35°F.
- She is a member of The Clubhous Gang that puts out and takes in the docks and boat lifts at the Clubhous Marina, runs the dog patrol, and staffs the 10 km Turnaround at the Dandelion Run, and rides the roads in support of Fly to Pie – Kingdom Marathon.
- As the founder and manager of the Facebook Page, Newport Vermont Rocks, she regularly promotes running, biking, and swimming events.
- She was inducted in the Vermont Open Water Swimming Hall of Fame in its Class of 2020.
- She participated in the 2022 Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont on 26-27 February 2022.
External links
- 3-Day Fest In The Snow: 2023 Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival
- Winter In Willoughby, Swimming In Snow
- Open Water Swimming
- Kingdom Games
- Nominating Swimmers and Volunteers for the Vermont Open Water Swimming Hall of Fame
- Amy Craigen, Polly Madding, Laurie Craigen Finish Clubhous Swim Series
- Back To The Future With The Kingdom Swim
- Team Rivard Inducted In Vermont Open Water Swimming Hall of Fame
- Vera Rivard Inducted In Vermont Open Water Swimming Hall of Fame
- Mark Whitt Inducted In Vermont Open Water Swimming Hall of Fame
- Pam Ladds Inducted In Vermont Open Water Swimming Hall of Fame
- Ian Grimmer Inducted In Vermont Open Water Swimming Hall of Fame
- Paul Asmuth Inducted In Vermont Open Water Swimming Hall of Fame
- 8 Honored By The Vermont Open Water Swimming Hall of Fame
- Pam Ladds, Julie Zeitlinger Swim The Chillies
- The Triple Crown Of Lake Monster Swims
- Swim Through The Night To Become A Knight
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Pam Ladds Transitions From On To In The Open Water
- 2019 Memphremagog Winter Swimming Society Filling Up
