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ANNOUNCEMENT - 2009 DEAFLYMPICS NATIONAL TEAM The athlete selection committee for United States Deaf Swimming (USDS) -- Seda Ozdemir-Assistant Coach, US Deaflympics Swim Team USDS Seeks Nominations for Board of Directors
May 2008 2009 Deaflympic Coaches Selected USDS is excited to announce the selection of the head and assistant coach of the 2009 Deaflympics swim team that will compete in Taipei, Taiwan from September 5-15, 2009. The head coach, Bob Laughna, has extensive experience coaching deaf swimmers, starting with the 1993 Deaflympics in Sofia, Bulgaria and is currently the head coach at Northern Michigan University. The assistant coach, Seda Ozdemir, is a former Deaflympics swimmer who also served as the assistant coach for the 2007 Deaf World Swimming Championships in Taipei, Taiwan. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.....2009 DEAFLYMPICS TRIALS
Palatine Swim Team in the Chicago, IL area has generously opened up their annual Summer Splash meet for us to join them and accomplish two of United States Deaf Swimming's highest priority goals. The meet packet is linked here. Firstly, deaf swimmers will have an opportunity to try out for the USA Deaf National team heading to the 21st Summer Deaflympics in Taipei, Taiwan in September 2009. If you would like the honor, challenge and fun ofrepresenting your country in an international competition and meeting deaf swimmers and other athletes from all over the world, please come to Chicago. Secondly, USDS is dedicated to supporting deaf swimmers nation-wide at ALL levels. We want as many deaf swimmers as possible to come to this meet so you can socialize, have fun and support each other. The USA Deaf National Swim Team headed to Taipei, Taiwan on August 7 and competed in the World Deaf Swimming Championships from August 12- 16, 2007. |
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The team included: Bill Snape, Head Coach Kristin Ates, Kristoffer Lauderbaugh |
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Notable achievements: Kristin Ates earned Gold medals in the 800 Free and 400 Free, Silver in the 400 Individual Medley, and Bronze medals in the 200 Fly and 200 Individual Medley. Carlisle Robinson achieved a 4th place finish in the 100 Fly, 6th in the 200 Fly, 7th in the 50 Fly and 14th in the 100 Free. Jessica Weeden placed 5th in the 200 Individual Medley, 7th in the 400 Individual Medley, 8th in the 50 Breast and 8th in the 200 Breast. Samantha Elam placed 6th in the 800 Free, 11th in the 50 Free, and 7th in the 400 Free. The women's team placed 4th in all 3 relays; the 400 Medley Relay, the 800 Free Relay and the 400 Free Relay. On the men's side, Will Landgren placed 5th in the 200 fly, 8th in the 400 Individual Medley, 12th in the 200 Free, and 7th in the 200 Individual Medley. The men's team placed 4th in the 800 Free Relay. Results can be found here: http://www.2009deaflympics.org/w2007/en/04/d1.html USDS looks forward to the next international competition, the 2009 Deaflympic Games. Official website of the 2009 Deaflympics: http://www.2009deaflympics.org/en/index.php USDS wishes to thank the support of Bank of the West, Tyr, and CVS for making the achievement of our 2007 goals possible. Visit the 2007 World Deaf swimming Championships for more information. August 14, 2007 All three US swimmers did exceptionally well at the 4th Pam American Sports Games for the Deaf. They brought home 15 medals: 9 gold, 3 silver, and 3 bronze. This is quite remarkable with only three swimmers. Peggy Liang (Vancouver, WA) broke 5 Pan Am records in the 100 breast 1:27.06, 100 free 1:07.39, 200 IM 2:48.73, 100 back 1:21.05 and the 100 fly 1:13.06 The highlight was the 50 free where Marissa Larson (Rochester, MN) won the 50 free in 34.02. Jimmy McGowen (Palm Coast, FL) did very well in both the 100 and 200 back 1:12.30 and 2:39.53 respectively. You can view the photos here. August 7, 2007 More information can be found at the 4th Pan American Deaf Games web site (opens in new window). April 16, 2007 Jan 12, 2007 |
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