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Strong Season for AWL’s DC Rowing Team
Coach Patrick Johnson, brings 20 years of teaching experience at the high school and collegiate level and is the founding director for two adaptive programs including the integrated Athletes Without Limits/US Paralympic Military Program (USPMP) Rowing Team in Washington DC. Johnson and his team of coaches and volunteers are experienced in motivating athletes with intellectual disability to make rowing both fun and challenging. We invite coaches to join us at the camp to share and strengthen the growing movement for the "ID" classification in US and international rowing.
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50+ Athletes with Disability Compete at C.R.A.S.H.-B. Indoor Rowing Sprints
Event shows great promise for integration of athletes with intellectual, 
physical, and visual disabilities into prominent sporting events
Boston, MA - Over 50 athletes with disabilities competed amongst the 2,200+ total participants at the 2012 C.R.A.S.H.-B. Sprints, an annual indoor rowing competition that took place earlier today at Boston University’s Agganis Arena. Competitors rowed 1,000 or 2,000 meters against the clock on sponsor Concept2 ergometers in various categories including Men’s and Women’s Open, Lightweight, ...
Swimmer Leslie Cichocki’s featured on Chicago News
Check out this nice piece by ABC 7 Chicago on swimmer Leslie Cichocki. Helping her progress toward her Paralympic Dream is what Athletes Without Limits is all about.
Athletes Without Limits Partners with Champion System Custom Apparel
October 26, 2011 - Athletes Without Limits has partnered with Champion System Worldwide Custom Technical Apparel, as official clothing supplier for 2011-2012. Athletes Without Limits works to help athletes with intellectual disability integrate and accelerate in sports and in life and together with Champion System will work to raise awareness and promote inclusiveness in sport for individuals of all abilities.
In addition to supplying the technical gear for the 2011 Global Games US Team athletes participating in cycling, rowing and track and field events in September, ...
Video: US Team Indoor Rowing Relay Practice at 2011 Global Games Italy
Sarah Gilbert, Bruce Worley and Mark Worley, members of the US team competing at the 2011 Global Games Indoor Rowing World Championships, received coaching on how to transition in a four-person relay from Julie Holman and Italian Rowing Team Coach Frederica.
Lea Leads US Team with Two World Championship Gold Medals at Global Games in Italy
Runner Michael Murray, swimmers Leslie Cichocki and Sarah Gilbert and runners/rowers Bruce & Mark Worley round out a strong performance for the US Team.
Washington, DC - Six elite athletes with intellectual disability represented the United States at the INAS Global Games World Championships in Italy from September 24 - October 3. Nearly 700 athletes from 40 countries competed in swimming, athletics, tennis, basketball, indoor soccer, cycling, and table tennis. The Global Games are a major preparatory competition for the London 2012 Paralympic Games where for the ...
Global Games World Championships for Para-Athletes with Intellectual Disability Begins in Italy
Athletes Without Limits swimmer Leslie Cichocki takes 6th in women's 200 Backstroke; the highest world ranking by a US Paralympic S14 swimmer
September 29, Loano, Italy — The competition for the team of U.S. athletes at the 2011 INAS/IPC Global Games in Liguria Italy began today when swimmers Leslie Cichocki and Sarah Gilbert took to the water at Palasporte, the 50m outdoor competition pool in Loano, Italy.
Cichocki swam an aggressive morning program including the 50 freestyle where she set a personal best of 33.16 and placed 12th out of 26; the 200 IM; the ...
Swimmers Leslie Cichocki & Sarah Gilbert Head to Italy Thanks to Community Support
Private sponsorships from friends and local businesses keep their Paralympic Dream alive as the two swimmers head to the 2011 INAS/IPC Global Games in Loano, Italy.
Swimmers Leslie Cichocki and Sarah Gilbert, the highest ranked swimmers with intellectual disability in the US, spearheaded a local fundraising campaign to help offset their family's out of pocket expenses for the 2011 Global Games in Italy. The Global Games is an important qualifier for the London 2012 Paralympics and the two represent the best chance for US swimmers to qualify in the S14 class.
The ...
