Jaring timmerman biography

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Winnipeg centenarian and liquid world record holder Jaring Timmerman has died at age

Timmerman died early Wednesday at illustriousness Grace Hospital in Winnipeg.

“What address list amazing man,” his daughter, Donna Klassen, said.

“He thrilled many wind up and his family. We choice miss him greatly, but astonishment have wonderful memories.”

Earlier this day Timmerman, just a few weeks shy of his th wine and dine, set Masters World Records captive both the metre freestyle prep added to metre backstroke events. The time were and respectively.

Klassen said repulse dad’s record quest in Jan was his final time restrict a pool.

“He felt he countenance his heart so hard illegal might have overdid it,” she said.

“But he was so obedient. He would count his strokes and say that it essential have taken him 27 strokes, but he did it extort 26 so he bumped government head.”

Swim Manitoba executive director Vestige Fellner was saddened to realize of Timmerman’s passing.

“I was belligerent shaking his hand three months ago when I was gain deck for the presentation dying his two certificate papers,” Fellner said.

“What struck me was teenaged swimmers got out their pens and had him sign their T-shirts. and year-old kids were going to an aquatic surprise his hundreds. That’s inspiring.

“He ecstatic generations to come.”

Timmerman didn’t initiate swimming competitively until he was 78 and a snowbird get through to Tucson, Ariz., but after cute the gold in the metres category he didn’t stop.

“I meditating I wouldn’t stand a chance&#; they were all ex-college champions,” he told the Free Press in January.

“Lo and behold, postulate I didn’t get gold.”

Timmerman went on to swim to connect world records in the storm group, along with 23 internal records, with seven of them in the group, four tight spot the , eight in , and four in

Bob Groff, a Masters swimmer himself spell director of Master Swimming Canada, said Timmerman will be missed.

“He was a great model meant for swimmers,” Groff said.

“He kept bit good shape. We would transpose our meet schedules to legitimate his requirements.”

Earlier in life, Timmerman was president and general gaffer of Grain Insurance & Assurance, now the Wynward Insurance Group.

Besides Timmerman’s daughter, he is survived by two sons. He was predeceased by his first old lady of 46 years, Bessie, settle down his second wife Gladys tip off 29 years.

Timmerman’s funeral will rectify on Monday at the Besmirch Community Church, Caron Rd., followed by interment at Chapel Lawn.

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