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Video: Swimmer Sarah Gilbert Featured on Florida News
Florida swimmer Sarah Gilbert is fundraising to help offset trip costs for the 2011 Global Games in Italy. She appeared on First Coast News on August 8 along with one of her swim coaches Justin Heights and her rowing coach Victoria Mattie. (Note, after the sponsor ad, use the slider to get to the interview, which starts at 4:15). She also appeared with swim coach Justin Heights on WJXT and News4Jax.com. Use the link below to watch the full...
read moreSwimmers Leslie Cichocki and Sarah Gilbert Qualify for Global Games
The GTAC Disability Swim meet provided an opportunity for three new Athletes Without Limits swimmers to compete together with physically disabled Paralympic swimmers while trying to achieve qualifying times for the 2011 Global Games World Championships.
Melissa Middleton Named to USA Para Pan Am Team
Athletes Without Limits Melissa Middleton of Cumming, Georgia has been selected to join the US Paralympic / USA Table Tennis (USATT) Para Pan Am Team at the 2011 Parapan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, November 13-18th, 2011. She is the first US athlete to compete in Table Tennis Class 11 (intellectual disability) in over a decade following the Paralympic re-inclusion vote in 2009. The announcement is posted on the TeamUSA website along with Melissa’s Profile. After having met the requirements established in the selection...
read moreAthletes Without Limits, DC Strokes Launch “America Rows” Program for Athletes with Intellectual Disability & Paralympic Dreams
May 2011: The athletes train together with Wakefield High School rowers to learn to row and race 8-man sweeps, fours, and pair sculling in open competition.
read more2011 Global Games World Championships Italy
September 30- October 4, 2011 - Athletes Without Limits will be taking the US Teams in Cycling, Track & Field, Swimming & Possibly Rowing to the 2011 Global Games in Ligura, Italy. The deadline to register has passed but the event guide provides information on what it takes to qualify for the World Championships in each sport.
read moreAthletes Without Limits Announces Diaa Nour as Newest Board Member
March 7, 2011: President of Tot Solutions offers business expertise, passion for sport, and global perspective to help athletes with intellectual disability realize their Olympic dreams.
read moreSyd Lea Wins CrashB Indoor Rowing Event
February 21, 2011: Athletes Without Limits Syd Lea competed as part of the Capital Adaptive Rowing squad at the 2nd annual Adaptive Challenge at the C.R.A.S.H.-B Sprints in Boston.
read moreMichael Murray PR’s with US Paralympic Team at IPC Athletics World Championships
Michael is the first American athlete with an intellectual disability to make the US Paralympic Team in over a decade. Watch videos of the men's and women's exciting finals!
read morePresidents Day Happy Hour!
February 21, 2011: Join us at Dirty Martini for a DC happy hour to support Athletes Without Limits!
read moreMichael Murray to Compete in IPC Athletics World Championships in New Zealand
January 22-30, 2011: First U.S. athlete with intellectual disability to compete at a Paralympic World Championship in over a decade with hopes of making Team USA for the London 2012 Games. Watch live online January 26 at 6:15pm.
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We’re hosting a Spring Break Rowing Camp for athletes with intellectual disability in Washington DC April 4-7, 2012. Train from the Anacostia Community Boathouse with our award-winning rowing team...
