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Navy veteran speeds ahead to qualify for Paralympics
When Brad Snyder swims, he can't see the water. He can't see his opposition, he can't see the clock and, most importantly, he can't see the wall. But by just visualizing himself in the pool, Snyder is now London-bound. The 28-year-old Snyder lost his...
Tags: 2012 Summer Paralympics, West Point, St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), Track and Field, Trials
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Paralympics: McFadden sisters to compete in 2012 Paralympic Games
Inspite of muggy, hot weather, Clarksville residents Tatyana and Hannah McFadden had a dazzling weekend at the London 2012 US Paralympic Track and Field trails, which were held in Indianapolis June 29-July 1. Both have qualified for the London 2012...
Tags: 2012 Summer Paralympics, Clarksville
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McFadden sisters did Howard County proud at 2012 Paralympics
Tatyana McFadden put on a remarkable performance at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. Competing in "athletics," which is what we call track and field, she had nine races from Sept. 3-9. Five were finals. Over that span the 23-year-old from Clarksville...Tags: 2012 Summer Paralympics, Festivus, Awards and Prizes, Special Olympics, Autism Speaks
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McDonogh makes splash on paralympian's return to school
When the McDonogh School year began Aug. 29, Ian Silverman was absent. But he had a good excuse. Silverman, 16, a McDonogh junior and swimming star, who has a mild form of cerebral palsy in his calves, was in London, England, where he would win a gold...
Tags: Swimming, University of Maryland, College Park, 2012 Summer Olympics, Students, Parkinson's Disease
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Paralympics: Tatyana McFadden preparing for shot at history
The world as Tatyana McFadden knows it is constantly expanding. When you're an internationally recognized sprinter who has spent the greater part of the last decade working to become one of the nation's elite wheelchair athletes, new opportunities and...
Tags: Road Running, Awards and Prizes, Track and Field, Chicago Marathon, Running
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McFadden finishes ninth in marathon
Clarksville's Tatyana McFadden came up short in her final event at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, the marathon. It wasn't lack of determination or ability that resulted in her ninth-place finish. According to the London Telegraph it was two...
Tags: 2012 Summer Paralympics, Awards and Prizes, Clarksville, Swiss Confederation
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McFadden sisters both make 100 final in the Paralympics (UPDATED)
Tatyana McFadden is three-for-three at the 2012 Paralympics in London. Friday evening the Atholton graduate won her third goal medal, this one coming in the 1,500-meter race. McFadden, who was born with spina bifida, competes in the T54 classification....Tags: 2012 Summer Paralympics, Awards and Prizes, Spina Bifida, Swiss Confederation
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Paralympians deserve equal treatment
During the 2012 Olympic Games in London a few weeks ago, the media was all abuzz about Michael Phelps. You know, the swimmer from Baltimore. The guy, who became the all-time medal winningest Olympic athlete, did deserve attention. But if Michael...Tags: Baltimore County, Howard County, Ken Ulman, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, 2012 Summer Olympics
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Tatyana McFadden takes bronze in Paralympics 100-meter race
Tatyana McFadden reached the podium in the T54 100-meter competition at the 2012 Paralympics Games in London, but she won't be standing on the top step when the awards are handed out. It took a world record of 15.82 by China's Wenjun Liu and a personal...Tags: 2012 Summer Paralympics, China
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Paralympics: Hannah McFadden set for first trip to games
Hannah McFadden heard her name, but didn't react. She had sat there for what seemed like an eternity, anxiously listening as the members of this year's United States Paralympic squad were announced one by one July 1. Yet, when the moment finally...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, 2012 Summer Paralympics, Track and Field, Trials, Clarksville
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McFadden wins second gold medal in 2012 Paralympics
At the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Paralympics, Clarksville's Tatyana McFadden won five medals, but none of them were gold. She's adding to her medal collection at the 2012 London Paralympic Games, but this time she's collecting gold. Monday,...
Tags: 2012 Summer Paralympics, Awards and Prizes, Clarksville, Serena Williams, Allyson Felix
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Md.'s Jessica Long wins ESPY award
The Baltimore SunJessica Long has had to overcome obstacles all of her life. The field she had to beat out to win an ESPY on Wednesday night for the Best Female Athlete with a Disability was a tough one, filled with some remarkable athletes. Long, who had to have her...Tags: Swimming, Awards and Prizes
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