Editor’s Note: Jamie Perron loves Versa’s paddling when kayaking that she wrote her experience with it. Enjoy! Kayaking is magically peaceful when gliding across the water surrounded by nature. There’s nothing else like it. Imagine never experiencing the joy of kayaking. People with disabilities, injuries and medical conditions are …
U.S. Paralympics and Paralyzed Veterans of America Partner to Create Handcycling Program for Injured Military
A grant from the U.S. Paralympic Military Program, a program of U.S. Paralympics’ designed to assist in the rehabilitation process for injured service men and women, will help support the partnership at the four locations as well as provide equipment and coaching and training support. U.S. Paralympics and the PVA …
USOC Names Craig Griffin Associate Director of Paralympic Cycling High Performance
In this role, Griffin will direct the training and competition preparation of the U.S. Paralympics Cycling National Team, a group that won fourteen medals at the recently completed 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing under his leadership as head coach. Paralympic cycling includes road and track disciplines for athletes with physical …
Debut 2008 Paralympic Games Highlights Show
“NBC and GE’s broadcast of the 2008 Paralympics provides all Americans an opportunity to be introduced to some outstanding performances and amazing role models that represented the U.S. at the 2008 Games,” said Charlie Huebner, Chief of Paralympics, U.S. Olympic Committee. “The fact that NBC and GE are airing this …
Jeff Skiba Makes History in Paralympic High Jump
“The seven foot barrier is one of those magical markers like the four-minute mile that represents a very select ‘club’ of incredible athletes,” said Troy Engle, Associate Director and Head Coach, Paralympic Track and Field. ach department phone “The fact that Jeff has joined that elite group, as a Paralympian, …
Jeff Underwood as Chef de Mission for 2008 Paralympic Games
“Jeff Underwood is an outstanding representative of the Paralympic Movement and our nation as Chef de Mission for the 2008 Paralympic Games,” said Charlie Huebner, USOC Chief of Paralympics. “His continued leadership has impacted the lives of thousand of persons with physical disabilities in the United States and around the …
Arizona or Bust! 2008 U.S. Paralympic Trials
The track at Arizona State University should prove to be great training ground for athletes, as it was recently resurfaced with the exact materials used to build the track that athletes will be racing on in Beijing. It is the only track in the U.S. with the same surface. “We’re …
Nate Tauzer: A Swimmer’s Stroke on Obstacles
I remember doctors telling my mom I might never walk. I think back at the eight weeks of intense training that it took to get here. A buzzer sounds – my mind goes blank except the thought- “go fast”. I am Nate Tauzer, a home school kid who has mild …
“No Limits” on Sports For Children
TAMPA, Fla., February 13, 2008 – – On Saturday, February 16th, Shriners Hospitals for Children – Tampa will be hosting the “No Limits” sports event in conjunction with Hillsborough County Parks, Recreation, and Conservation Department Blaze Sports Club and the Paralympic Academy-Beijing Tampa Bay at the Hillsborough County All People’s …