by admin | Aug 30, 2024 | Representation, SEW
There was no need to defend Sarah Adam on the court, at least not in the eyes of her opponents. Competing in her first wheelchair rugby competition, she was an unknown, she was inexperienced, and she was a woman playing a male-dominated sport. “No one knew that...
by admin | Aug 30, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Ali Truwit gathers her gear as she stands on the deck of a boat floating off Turks and Caicos in the Atlantic Ocean. It’s a warm and sunny day in May, ideal for snorkeling. Sophie Pilkinton, her former Yale swimming teammate, asks her to pose for a photo. Ali...
by admin | Jan 31, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Kendall Gretsch, who won Paralympic titles at the last Summer and Winter Games, added another six gold medals at the World Para Nordic Skiing Championships in Sweden last week. Gretsch, 30, earned seven total medals in seven days between biathlon and cross-country...
by admin | Dec 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
Mallory Weggemann is a “mama on a mission” to showcase what is possible. The three-time Paralympic gold medalist competed in the U.S. Paralympics Swimming National Championships in Charlotte, NC this weekend at 26 weeks pregnant. Read More
by admin | Oct 11, 2022 | Representation, SEW
At first glance, winning seems impossibly easy for Diede de Groot; an almost nonchalant habit of 69 consecutive victories, yielding a Golden Slam – all four grand slams and a Paralympic gold medal – in 2021, followed by a calendar grand slam in 2022. Together, these...
by admin | Mar 14, 2022 | Guest Blogs, SEW
As the Russian invasion continues to escalate, Ukrainian athletes are showing the world they can persevere even with uncertainty at home. Ukraine has swept the podium twice at the Beijing Paralympics, earning several medals for their country. Iryna Bui led the charge,...
by admin | Mar 14, 2022 | Representation, SEW
On Friday at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, alpine skier Sheyne“Sheina” Vaspi became Israel’s first ever winter Paralympian. The 20-year-old Vaspi competed in the women’s giant slalom competition wearing a skirt over her racing suit. “It’s also a part of my religion and...
by admin | Dec 13, 2021 | Representation, SEW
After the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) announced on Tuesday that Lawrence “Trooper” Johnson would continue in his role as head coach of the women’s national team through the 2022 season, multiple current and former members of the team spoke out on...
by admin | Sep 12, 2021 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
? This week our highlight goes to female paralympians who brought home more medals for Team USA ? This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to commentator Matt Walsh, who continues to insult female sportscasters.
by admin | Sep 5, 2021 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
? This week our highlight goes to Sarah Storey, who won her 17th gold medal at the Paralympics at the age of 43. ? This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to USA Gymnastics, who again must address the sexual abuse in its organization and pay...
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