119 results for author: No Limits

Venable Foundation Donates Racing Shell to Athletes Without Limits Rowing Program

Athletes Without Limits celebrated it's newest racing shell The Venable at a special event featuring Olympic Medalist Esther Lofgren and Paralympic Bronze Medalist Sgt. Rob Jones. Generously donated by the Venable Foundation under the leadership of Doug Baldridge, The Win-Tech four-person sweep racing shell has adaptive features that allow the athletes with disabilities on our Washington DC-based Integrated Rowing Team to race and train together with their non-disabled peers. Visit our Facebook page to see photos from the dedication event.

Congratulations to our Bike Rack raffle winner!

Chuck Harney & Wayne Lurch, co-owners of The Bike Rack, pose with raffle winner Monica Shoenberg. September 2012 Nations Triathlon Expo Congrats to raffle winner Monika Schoenberg, the proud owner of a new Giant Trinity, donated by The Bike Rack.  Monica is a student at George Washington University, and President of the school's Triathlon Team. We look forward to future involvement with other students upon discovering Monica's enthusiasm for supporting athletes with intellectual disability. And thanks to everyone who participated in the raffle at Nations Tri. Because of you and the generosity of The Bike Rack we raised nearly $3000 in just ...

Oct 5: Kingsley Flood benefit concert at Penn Social

Friday October 5 at 6:30pm Penn Social: 801 E Street NW Washington DC $10 suggested donation at the door Join us for a special Kingsley Flood benefit concert for Athletes Without Limits. Kingsley Flood and their "salt of the earth type of music" has been featured on NPR, Paste and Esquire. Check out the band at kingsleyflood.com. Check out the venue, complete with cornhole and giant connect4 at pennsocialdc.com. Hosted by Kingsley Flood • Athletes Without Limits • Brenden MacPherson • Ross Vann

Sept 27: Bartending 4 Change Happy Hour at Stoneys Bar

Bartending 4 change Serves it up for Athletes Without Limits Thursday, September 27, 2012 6-9pm Stoney’s Upstairs Bar (1433 P Street NW Washington DC) Join us Thursday as we celebrate the success of our local Rowing team as well as the Paralympic accomplishments of athletes with intellectual disability at the London Games (and cheer for the Nats!). Stoney's will offer great drink specials - including $3 drafts, $9 Bud Light Pitchers – as well as half off Grilled Cheese Sandwiches! We will also raffle off t-shirts, gift certificates, and a few other exciting prizes. All tips earned by the Bartending 4 Change charity ...

Nation’s Triathlon Raffle: Win a Giant Road Bike from The Bike Rack!

September 7-9, 2012 Expo: Washington DC Hilton Hotel 1919 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington DC (Fri 12-8pm, Sat 9am-8pm) Race: East Potomac Park/Tidal Basin (Sunday 7am-3pm) Enter in person or online at: http://awlbikeraffle2.eventbrite.com Athletes Without Limits will be sharing a booth with our sponsor The Bike Rack at the Nations Triathlon Expo this weekend. Stop by or enter online to win a Giant Trinity Advanced SL Road Bike. A portion of your $20 raffle ticket will  help intellectually disabled athletes integrate and accelerate in sport. The raffle ends Sunday, September 9 at midnight, you need not be present to win and there is no limit ...

Jones and Masters Win Paralympic Bronze in Rowing Mixed Double

Athletes Without Limits is proud to have members of our DC-based integrated rowing team on the podium in London. The mixed double sculls crew of Rob Jones (Lovettsville, Va.) and Oksana Masters (Buffalo, N.Y.) won bronze in the Trunk & Arms category Sunday at the 2012 Paralympic Games in Eton Dorney, outside London. Theirs is the first U.S. Paralympic medal in this event since rowing became part of the Paralympic Games in Beijing in 2008. The U.S. crew was in sixth place at the start, but worked it's way through the field, crossing the line in 4:05.56 to edge out Great Britain by 0.21 seconds. China won gold in 3:57.63, with France taking ...

Video: WSMV 4 Nashville News Video Feature on Paralympian Michael Murray

Watch a news feature on Michael Murray's preparation for the London Paralympics.

Michael Murray selected for Team USA headed to London Paralympics

Murray is the first U.S. athlete with intellectual disability to qualify for Paralympic Games FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C. – Athletes Without Limits, a nonprofit supporting athletes with intellectual disability and Olympic dreams, announced that history has been made as Michael Murray, 21, has qualified for the U.S. Paralympic Track Team headed to the London Games this summer. Murray, who hails from Nashville, TN, is the first and only athlete with intellectual disability currently represented on Team USA. (See 2012 U.S. Paralympic Track & Field Team named for London for an official roster.) Murray was selected for the games ...

London-bound Michael Murray makes history and the 2012 US Paralympic Team

First athlete with intellectual disability to make Team USA July 1, 2012 -- This morning Athletes Without Limits Michael Murray competed in the Men's T20 1500m Paralympic Trials in Indianapolis, IN. His time and achievements earned him the historic opportunity to be the first athlete with an intellectual disability to compete for Team USA at the upcoming London Games in September. Michael lives in Tennessee, where he has trained with the Nashville Illusions USATF Track Club.  Since the twelve-year international suspension of athletes with intellectual disability in Paralympic competition was lifted for Track & Field, Swimming and Table Tennis ...

USA Track & Field Junior Disability Championships

Saturday July 28, 2012 Meet Start Time: 4:00pm (Registration begins at 1:00pm) (Rain Date, Sunday July 28, 3pm) Meet Location: Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School 3500 Hillen Road Baltimore, Maryland, 21218 (same for rain date) Disability Classifications & Eligibility: All 18 and under are welcome to attend (including T20 & F20 Athletes with intellectually disability). Registration & Information: All sign-up will be done electronically using this registration link. Registration is free for USA Track & Field members (Sign up for the $20 annual membership online or you can sign up on site at the event.) ...