Accomplishments since becoming differently abled in 1993
15th
National Veterans Wheelchair Games-
June 13-17,1995 in Atlanta, GA.
(3) Gold medals in swimming, 100-meter freestyle, backstroke, &
breastroke. (1) Gold medal
in the Slalom Course, and (1) gold medal in
billiards
LA
Sunrise
Women's Wheelchair Basketball team 1994/1995 Season
16th
National Veterans Wheelchair Games-
July 2-6, 1996 in Seattle. WA.
(3) Gold medals in swimming, 100-meter freestyle, backstroke, &
breastroke. (1) Silver
medal in the Slalom Coarse, and (1) gold medal in shot
put
Irvine
Lasers
Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team 1995/1996 & 1996/1997 Seasons
Casa
Colina Shooting Stars women's Wheelchair Basketball Team 1997/1998
& 1998/1999 seasons.
June
6. 1999 Bay to Bay race. San Diego. Ca. 1st place/gold medal in 5 mile under
22' open row class
July
10, 1999
Eagle Adaptive Regatta in Indianapolis, Indiana lest place 2X, 1st place
1000m 1X, 1st place 2000 meter 1X
July
18, 1999 US Amateur Surfing Championships in Oceanside, Ca. 2nd place
prosthetic/handicap division
July
24, 1999 15 mile open ocean row from Newport, Ca. to Dana point, Ca. 1st
place rowing
Sept.
11, 1999 National Adaptive Rowing Championships in Philadelphia, Pa. 1st
place 1000 meter single
Sept.
25, 1999 6th annual Tony Mezzadri Surf contest Exhibition event for
surfers with disabilities
Oct.
10th, 1999 5000 meter head race in Long Beach, CA. 1 St. place adaptive
rowing
Casa
Colina Shooting Stars Women's wheelchair basketball team 1999/2000
season
Casa
Colina Condors Men's division 1 wheelchair basketball team 1999/2000
season
June
4, 2000 Bay to Bay race, Mission Bay, San Diego, CA. physically challenged
athlete open division 1st
place
5mile
June
24,2000 Baykeepers race, Mission Bay, San Diego, CA. Kyak open class
September
9,2000 International Bayada Regatta in Philadelphia, PA Gold medals in 400
meter single and double fixed seat scull
September
11, 2000 Founded the California Adaptive Rowing Program
September30,
2000 7th Annual Tony Mezzadri Surf contest for Spinal Cord
Injury. Most inspirational surfer award
December3,
2000 Long Beach Rowing Association Christmas Regatta 1st place
1000m Adaptive
December
16, 2000 14 mile Queen Mary Open Water Row 1st place Adaptive
fixed seat
January
27, 2001 Crash-B indoor rowing 2K beach Sprints 9:05.1
March
18, 2001 Long Beach rowing Association Spring Regatta 1st place
1000 meter Adaptive fixed seat
Casa
Colina Shooting Stars women’s Wheelchair basketball 2000/2001
season
Casa
Colina Condors Men’s Division 1 Wheelchair Basketball 2000/2001
season
June
03, 2001 20 nautical mile class 3 open water Bay 2 Bay Race, San Diego, CA.
1X
September
8,2001 2nd place Bayada Adaptive Rowing Regatta 1000 meter 1X
September
22,2001 Catalina Crossing 32 nautical mile class 3 open water race, Marina
Del Rey, CA.
2002
Crash-B 2K indoor rowing series Beach Sprints 8:22.6
2001/2002
Casa Colina Shooting Stars women’s wheelchair basketball team
Level
1 and Level 2 US Rowing coaches certification
June
4, 2002 Bay 2 Bay San Diego, Ca. 20-nautical mile class 3 open water race 3rd
place 3:25: in 2X
Team
USAble
2002 Ski to Sea race in Bellingham, Washington
September
18,2002 World Championships of Rowing in Seville Spain. Silver medal
in open 1Xta class
2002/2003
Shooting Stars women’s wheelchair basketball team
Level
III US Rowing Coaches certification
Feb,
2003 Amateur Athletic Foundation Honouree “ women who inspire us” award
recipient
April,
2003 Women’s All-star
Basketball team
May
25,2003 Team USAble Ski to Sea Race Bellingham Washington results:199th
out of 400 able-body teams and 58th in open division
May
31,2003 20 mile Bay2Bay open water race, San Diego, Ca.
Results: 2nd place in 3:11
July
5-9,2003 23rd Annual Veterans Wheelchair games Long Beach, CA.
SILVER medal in wheelchair basketball, Gold medals in shot put,
javelin, discus and weightlifting
August
04-20 2003 National Adaptive Rowing team training camp Philadelphia, PA.
August
20-31,2003World Championships of rowing Milan, Italy 1st place
gold medal TA 2X
September
6,2003 Bayada Regatta 2nd place silver medal 1000 meter men’s
star fixed seat race
September
6,2003 received the Leo Reilly, Jr. Award for outstanding spirit and
determination
September
27,2003 1st place surfers with disabilities category, Surfboards
for spinal cords surf contest
Christmas
Regatta
Spring
regatta
August
01,2004 World Championships of Rowing Banyoles, Spain 1st place
gold medal TA2X
September
25,2004 1st place surfers with disabilities category, Surfboards
for Spinal Cords contest
March
19,2005 Spring Regatta 3rd place 2000 meter 4+ (non adaptive) 3rd
place AR2X (adaptive)
September,
2005 World Championships of Rowing. Gifu, Japan. 1st place gold
medal TA2X
December
11,2005 Paris Open 2000 meter indoor rowing championships. 1st
place LTA 7:55
July
3-9, 2006 Women’s World Championships of Longboarding, Roxy Jamm,
Biarritz, France
August , 2006 World Championships of Rowing. Eton, England. 1st place gold medal TA2X
My sports classifications are as follows:
NVWG
4 permanent (National Veterans Wheelchair Games)
Wheelchair basketball:
Women's- class 2, International 2.5
Wheelchair
basketball Men's -class 1
Surfing
-Surfing does not have a classification system for surfers with disabilities
Current memberships:
Paralysis Society of America, Disabled American Veterans,
Paralysed Veterans of America, Surfrider Foundation, Wheelchair Sports USA,
Disabled Sports USA, Heal the Bay, USRowing, Long Beach Surf Club, Women’s
LongBoard Club, Huntington Beach Longboard club
Current
committees:
Board
of Directors, Paralyzed Veterans of America
Board
of Directors, Wheels2Water
Former committees:
National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) Women’s
Division Executive Committee.
National
HVOC Committee for Adaptive Rowing