50+ Athletes with Disability Compete at C.R.A.S.H.-B. Indoor Rowing Sprints

Athletes Without Limits/USPMP Rowing Team
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, ...

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Swimmer Leslie Cichocki’s featured on Chicago News

Leslie Cichocki 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.

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Delaney Hardware Sponsors Para Pan Athlete Melissa Middleton

DELANEY HARDWARE PRESS RELEASE : DECEMBER 2, 2011 Last Christmas Delaney had the pleasure of meeting a delightful young lady named Melissa Middleton and her mother Angela through Delaney’s annual Christmas Adoption program. Melissa is intellectually challenged and her mother Angela was battling cancer for the second time. This precious family was facing some difficult months, so we decided to adopt them as our Christmas Family last year. As we prepared to deliver Christmas gifts to our new friends, we had no idea that we were meeting a future Para Pan American ...

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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, ...

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Video: US Team Indoor Rowing Relay Practice at 2011 Global Games Italy

Rowing Relay Practice
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.

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2012 Mid-Atlantic Erg Sprints

Mid Atlantic Erg Sprints
Sunday February 4, 2012 Alexandria, Va Members of the Athletes Without Limits/DC Strokes Rowing team will be competing. For information about the event visit www.ergsprints.com.

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Video: Mark Worley competes in the 500m Global Games Indoor Rowing World Championships


Video: Sarah Gilbert Competes in the 1000m INAS Global Games Indoor Rowing Championships


Head of the Occoquan

November 5-6, 2011 Sandy Run Park, VA Members of the Athletes Without Limits/DC Strokes Rowing team will be competing. The 2011 Head of the Occoquan (HOTO) will take place November 5 and 6 at Sandy Run Park, VA. HOTO has become one of the largest regattas in the US. This two day regatta will feature Collegiate events and all singles on Saturday, November 5, and Club and Junior events on Sunday, November 6. Be sure to register early since registration will close when the number of registrants reaches the limitations imposed by the Northern Virginia Park Authority. ...

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Lea Leads US Team with Two World Championship Gold Medals at Global Games in Italy

Syd Lea
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 ...

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