J2

Seattle, Washington

Competition Level:

Masters

Gender Division:

Women

Notes:

Named in honor of "Granny" The southern resident killer whale believed to be the world's oldest known orca. She was already an adult in Washington State's Puget Sound in the late 1960s when orcas were corralled and captured for marine aquariums around the world. She was considered too old, so wranglers let her keep swimming in the wild (PHEW!) where she lived for another FIVE DECADES, leading her pod until an estimated 105 years old!