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Athletes selected by U.S. Paralympics to represent USA at 2019 Parapan American Games Lima
Congratulations to the six athletes with intellectual impairment who have qualified to represent Team USA at the upcoming 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima:
Swimming (S14):Leslie Cichocki, Garner Moss, Jonathan Pierce
Table Tennis (11): Raymond Sacco
Track & Field (T20): Brianna Clarke, Kaitlyn Bounds
Veteran Athletes Without Limits (AWL) swimmers Leslie Cichocki, a 2016 Rio U.S. Paralympics Team member, and Garner Moss will follow up the Para Pan Am Games with an October trip to Australia to lead AWL's US National Team at the the upcomi...
New in 2019 – Virtus (formerly called Inas) Indoor Rowing Video Competition
Athletes Without Limits is doing our part to increase rowing opportunities for athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities by hosting the first INAS Indoor Rowing Cyber Championships – a new initiative from the INAS Rowing Committee that aims to make the sport more accessible to a greater number of rowers.
Head of the Charles Regatta Results
Rowing for Inclusion
By James Lewiski, Athletes Without Limits DC SPORTS
October 20th-21st, 2018 Athletes Without Limits (AWL) participated in the Head of the Charles Regatta(HOCR), hosted at the Charles River in Boston, Massachusetts. Since its inception in 1965, the HOCR has brought in hundreds of thousands of rowers and grown to be the largest regatta in the world.
The Mixed Inclusion 2x event  had a very diverse pool of participants with 15 entries ranging from intellectually disabled, visually impaired, and physically disabled. At least 6 of the 15 ...
Athletes Without Limits Swimming Nationals and Rowdy Masters Meet Results
The 2018 Athletes Without Limits (AWL) Swimming Nationals took place in partnership with the Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic at the YMCA Aquatic Center in Orlando, FL from October 12-14th. View official results...
Athlete Spotlight: Orlando Swimmer Jesse Greve
Welcome back to #WithoutLimitsWednesday, where every week we feature the story and achievements of one of our talented athletes — who they are, what they love, and how they got there...
by Frank E. Barberena
It All Comes Back to Swimming
Jesse Greve is an Orlando resident and member of the Athletes Without Limits U.S. Masters Swim Team. From the age of 15, his mother Barb has coached him by modifying drills and techniques to fit Jesse’s particular disabilities. They train every morning, bright and early at the Rosen YMCA Aquatic Center where Barb ...
Athlete Spotlight: Georgia Swimmer J.R. Douglas
Welcome back to #WithoutLimitsWednesday, where every week we feature the story and achievements of one of our talented athletes — who they are, what they love, and how they got there...
by Frank E. Barberena
Exposure is Everything
With his naturally broad frame, wide shoulders and brawny arms, J.R. Douglas is built for power. However, you won’t find this Jonesboro, Georgia-native putting hits on any quarterbacks or crushing any over the center-field wall. Instead he saves all of his strength and energy for the moment it’s time to dive off the ...
Athlete Spotlight: Multi-Sport Oregonian Sara Slawta
Welcome back to #WithoutLimitsWednesday, where every week we feature the story and achievements of one of our talented athletes — who they are, what they love, and how they got there...
by Frank E. Barberena
For this week’s athlete spotlight we stay in the pool but move to the west coast to introduce Talent, Oregon’s most talented: Sara Slawta. Anyone who meets Sara will attest to her affable presence and smile that lights up a whole room. At first glance, many may not expect that behind such a kind young woman is a very gifted and decorated ...
Athlete Spotlight: Florida Swimmer Ian Soules
We are pleased to announce our brand new #WithoutLimitsWednesday initiative! Every week we will feature the story and achievements of one of our talented athletes — who they are, what they love, and how they got there...
by Frank E. Barberena
Our first Athletes Without Limits athlete in the spotlight is Ian Mark Soules from Orlando, Florida. Like many young people with autism, Ian had a difficult time fitting in and feeling included growing up. It was challenging to make friends or understand the other kids, and they seemed to have a hard time understanding ...
2017 Athletes Without Limits Swimming Nationals Results
Congratulations to all the swimmers who recently competed in the 2017 Athletes Without Limits Long-Course & Open Water Swimming Nationals in Atlanta Georgia July 6-9th. In addition to being the National Championships for S14 swimmers with intellectual disability, the event was the first in the US to include two new Inas pilot classes for athletes with Down's Syndrome and athletes with Autism+. To learn more about the criteria visit our eligibility page. Special thanks to the Athletes, Families, Officials, Volunteers, Cherokee Aquatic Center Staff, Georgia ...
Bend Bulletin features triathlete Sean O’Rourke
Athletes Without Limits Sean O'Rourke was featured online and on the front page of the June 26 print edition of the Bend Bulletin while spending a week in Oregon with coach Barry Holman:
Bend coach helps special needs athletes reach never-before-reached heights:Â Triathlete from New York hopes to become the 1st with an intellectual disability to finish an Ironman triathlon
Read the article at BendBulletin.com
