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Official account - Down Syndrome Swimming GB 🇬🇧https://t.co/e6KaZrW9T7 FB 👍 https://t.co/vF916l8cPv
Joined October 2013
This is WILL LAKE travelling to the 5th European Down Syndrome Swimming Championships in #Sardinia to represent the #Great GB 🇬🇧 Go Will Go 🇬🇧 @YorkshireSwimm2 @asanortheast @Hgateswimclub @DSAInfo @UKSAPLD @AllForActivity @mencap_charity
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She did it! Bronze medal 🥉in the British Schools Judo Championships 🥋🥋 goes to CIARA MCKENNA #thisgirlcan
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This is FLORENCE GARRETT and she's #Proud to have been selected to represent 🇬🇧 GB 🇬🇧 at the European Down Syndrome Swimming Championships in #Sardinia #Thisgirlcan .@SurreyASA @UKSAPLD @LondonSwimming @BritAmbCGarrett .@ldsc_sc .@DSAInfo .@Brainlabs .@dontscreenusout
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This is BETH GREIG & she's been selected to swim for #GreatBritain at the European Down Syndrome Swimming Championships in #Sardinia she's #excited and #nervous 🇬🇧 GO BETH GO 🇬🇧.@SASAMidland .@StTswim .@LornaWhike .@ScottHaxton .@ScottishSwim .@UKSAPLD .@DSAInfo .@AllForActivity
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WILL REED has just completed his Level 1 Safeguarding Course to support his voluntary work teaching children to swim 🏊♂️. Having #DownSyndrome is no barrier to #achievement #ThisAbility
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I'm DANIEL DALEY and am so excited to be going to my 1st European Championships in #Sardinia in Sept. I'm going to try really hard and get into the final - follow my progress here. #ThisAbility .@SwimCheshire.@ThePenguinsGB.@Swim_England .@DSAInfo .@mencap_charity .@UKSAPLD
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It’s a bronze medal🥉for Amalia in a very competitive 100m freestyle.Great swim, well done 👏👏. #worldclass .#downsyndromeswimming
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THOMAS RADDINGS and JAKE VICARS are on the road to the 5th European Down Syndrome Swimming Championships in Sardinia 🇬🇧Go Jake & Thomas🇬🇧.@asanortheast @RaddingsTerry @FKFoxBoxingGym @YorkshireSwimm2 @AJB_Racing31 @VicarsHilary @Swim_England @DSAInfo @mencap_charity @UKSAPLD
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Amalia - the Junior 25m butterfly #WorldChampion 👏👏👏.At her first ever international event, coming so close to medalling in the open 50m backstroke too. What a debut🇬🇧 & it’s only Day 1 of the World #DownSyndromeSwimming Champs 2022!
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This is LAURA LOGAN and she's been selected to swim for Great Britain at the 5th European Down Syndrome Swimming Championships in #Sardinia - 🇬🇧 GO LAURA GO 🇬🇧.@ScottishSwim .@SASTSWIM .@craigsayr .@mencap_charity .@ActiveSchoolsSA .@Ayr_Academy2016 .@BettyLo23061966
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This man really is a champion - MARK EVENS not only got PBs and QTs over the weekend but then went straight back to work where he's celebrating a whloe year working full time at ACSL Precision Engineering #RoleModel #Inspirstional
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LIZZIE ALLEN has been selected to represent #GREATBRITAIN at the European Swimming Champs in #Sardinia she's going for GOLD & aiming for the stars .@hcasa .@swimsoutheast .@SwimAlton .@PortsmouthDSA .@UKSAPLD.@DSAInfo .@EastHantsDC .@PYTPetersfield .@josies_uk .@SwanmoreCollege
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TEAM GBR 2nd place overall in the Down Syndrome World Swimming Championships 2018 #Canada We couldn’t be more proud #SoManyWorldRecordsandMedals 🇬🇧🏊🏻♂️🇬🇧🏊🏻♂️
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Fantastic news tonight for DSS-GB swimmer LIZZIE ALLEN shortlisted for Junior Disability Sportsperson 2017 @EastHantsDC #gogirl #proudofyou 🇬🇧🏊🏻♀️🇬🇧🏊🏻♀️
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He's back! Jake Vicars kept fit with @thebodycoach throughout lockdown and kept positive but there's no substitute for the real thing. It feels so good to be #BackInTheWater.
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This is CIARA MCKENNA - selected to represent 🇬🇧 at 5th European Down Syndrome Swimming Championships in #Sardinia and champion judo player to boot #thisgirlcan #ThisAbility #WhoSays.@swimherts .@SEEastRegion .@Berko_swim .@DSAInfo .@mencap_charity .@AllForActivity
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Ciara McKenna was @UniofHerts today to speak to trainee midwives about her fantastic life. The key objective of @DSAinfo #TellitRight training is to ensure that health professionals have up to date, accurate & balanced info about living with #DownSyndrome
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“I figure if a girl wants to be a legend, she should go ahead and be one” (Calamity Jane).HOLLY SULLIVAN swam a PB & new junior SC T21🌍 WORLD RECORD🌎time in 100m free🏊🏻♂️ at #Southampton yesterday. Congratulations Holly 👏👏👏Well on the way to legend status🌟
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🔥 It’s EUROPEAN GOLD🥇for the 🇬🇧 Mixed 4x100m medley relay 🔥. Super swimming from Amalia Freeland, Helen Thompson, Zac Lacey & Mark Evens. European #DownSyndromeSwimming Champs 2023. Such an exciting race to watch. Kept us on the edge of our seats! .🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
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Dylan Hughes from Wales swimming in #Canada at his 1st World Down Syndrome Swimming Championships - PBs in 50m freestyle and 25m backstroke , 3rd in men's 50m junior breaststroke, 5th men's 25m junior backstroke 🇬🇧🏴🇬🇧🏴 #RockingTheBestKit @DSAInfo
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🎈Happy birthday 🎈to DYLAN HUGHES As his headmaster says “There is something about this young man that electrifies our school & our community - because of him we are all better people. he is an excellent role model for all of us” Profoundly moving words #SeeTheAbility
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This is WILL REED - he trains 5 x week in the water, 3 on land, runs 10km a week & trains in the gym - he's hoping to bring back a medal from the European Championships .@LBHounslowSC.@LondonSwimming .@LGcoaching68 .@traceymccillen .@UKSAPLD @DSAInfo .@AllForActivity @CraigNich
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This is HELEN THOMPSON an up and coming star in the #swimming world. Recently selected to represent 🇬🇧 GB 🇬🇧 at the European #DownSyndrome championships in #Sardinia #thisgirlcan #proud .@Swim_England .@phoenix_asc .@ColchesterSC1 .@UKSAPLD .@frankbrunoboxer .@DSAInfo
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Well done BETH GREIG swimming at her 1st LC gala at the Midland District Age Group Championships in Dundee. A PB in 50m free & 2 QTs for the DS EuroChamps2019 in Italy #RoadToSardinia #SteppingUpToTheChallenge
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The first medal of the World #downsyndromeswimming Championships 🇹🇷 goes to Mark Evens in the 400m freestyle and it’s a gold 🥇. Congratulations Mark on a fantastic swim 👏👏 #WorldChampion. @tossfedresmi
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What’s not to love?. Beth had a fab weekend @SASANorth & @SASAMidland Age Group Champs round 2 in #Aberdeen. Putting what she’s worked on into practice, loving the LC experience - coming home with a couple of improved times. Wonderful stuff Beth 💪.#backstroke😴
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From Montrose🏴 to Gloucester🏴, Cardiff🏴 to Nottingham🏴 & Leeds🏴 to Epsom🏴. This is what good #inclusion can look like. Swimming at meets all around 🇬🇧 this weekend. Thank you to our @SwimWales @ScottishSwim & @Swim_England clubs around GB on #WorldDownSyndromeDay2022
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This is HELEN THOMPSON - 4 years ago she could barely swim - look at her now she's on the national team representing her county 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 #thisgirlcan #ThisAbility @SEEastRegion @phoenix_asc @ColchesterSC1 @frankbrunoboxer @DSAInfo @UKSAPLD.
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Wow @garrettflo ! She’s just completed a mile of open water swimming at #SwimSerpentine A tad chilly but radiant A fantastic achievement Flo #ThisAbility #ThisGirlCan
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CIARA McKENNA swims 3 x a week 🏊♀️🏊♀️🏊♀️she does judo 🥋she likes to go to top golf🏌️♀️and she's just joined the local gym 🤸♀️. This is Ciara at her first ever mainstream gala. 1 PB & a bronze in the 50m backstroke #thisgirlcan #NationalFitnessDay #inclusion
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A new PB for BETH GREIG - recently selected to join the @DSSGB1 sqaud to attend the DSISO European Swimming Championships in #Sardinia - in the 50m breaststroke swimming in Glasgow yesterday #thisgirlcan #ThisAbility
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Team for DSISO World Championships in Portugal, October 2022 announced. Congratulations to the swimmers selected 🇬🇧 . Thank you to the clubs & coaches that have worked so hard with their swimmers to help them achieve their goals. 5 more months to prepare. #DownSyndromeSwimming
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Great swimming from Will Browning at the @CoLeedsSC New Year Meet 2020 👊4PBs in his 4 races & a medal🥈Great atmosphere👏 & a fab day 👍 More racing tomorrow - Good luck Will & everyone else taking part 🏊🏻♂️🤞🏊🏻♂️
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This is HOLLY SULLIVAN holder of the junior short course European record for 100m freestyle. She's looking forward to representing GB at the Europeans in #Sardinia #thisgirlcan.@WiltsASA .@SwimSouthWest.@swindonasc .@DSAInfo .@UKSAPLD .@RobAubry .@traceymccillen
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3 @DSSGB1 swimmers to watch - these girls really swim .LIZZIE ALLEN 2 🥇1🥈2PBs.BETH GREIG 3🥇1🥉4 PBs 3 QTs .HELEN THOMPSON 3🥇2🥈1🥉6PBs 1 Junior 🌍record .What a weekend of swimming in #Southampton #ThisAbility
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HOLLY SULLIVAN gets a gold medal in the South West regionals in the 100m free and a new Long Course PB - there's just no stopping this young lady #thisgirlcan #ThisAbility
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Laura Logan has just completed her 1st week as Sports Development Assistant @SportLeisureSAC 👏👏. Meaningful, paid employment benefits everyone. Laura with her experience on the @DSSGB1 swim squad can only be an asset to her new employers and other members of the team & public.
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We keep in touch every day to help each other stay positive & motivated🌟What made you proud this week? Supporting your friends📞💻? Learning new skills? Longer workouts? More reps? S&C? Being a key worker? All of us #together @DSSGB1🧑🍳🧑🔧🏃🏼♀️🚶🧘♀️🏋️🚴🎨🎹🧑💻.#StayInWorkOut
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WORLD CHAMPIONS. What a race!! The roar was deafening when Team GB stormed home for🥇in the 4x100m T21 mixed Medley Relay 🎉🎉🎉. Congratulations you were on fire🔥 .Amalia Freeland🥇.Holly Sullivan🥇.Zac Lacey🥇.Mark Evens🥇. #worldclass .#downsyndromeswimming .#worldchampions
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Huge congratulations to HELEN THOMPSON - 2 new WORLD RECORDS - there's just no stopping her #Thisgirlcan #ThisAbility
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Zac Lacey has done it! A bronze 🥉 for 🇬🇧 in the T21 200m individual medley 🤩 at the European TriGames 2021. With thanks to all that helped him get to 🇮🇹 in time! Well done @zacswim . #ProudDad @NeilNeillacey #TeamManager
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This is CAITLIN HATFIELD - she's so #excited to be going to the Europen Championships in #Sardinia 🇬🇧GO Caitlin GO🇬🇧.@hcasa .@swimsoutheast .@winchpenguins @UKSAPLD .@DSAInfo .@PortsmouthDSA .@JMNSwimmer .@Wouldntchangea1 .@Womeninsport_uk .@ThisGirlCanUK
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This is JEMIMA RUDD-JONES - she's been selected to attend the 5th European Down Syndrome Swimming Championships in #Sardinia in September .🇬🇧Go Jemima Go🇬🇧.@SurreyASA .@swimsoutheast.@RTWMonsonSC.@CallumRyan6 .@britishswimming.@traceymccillen.@DSAInfo
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CONGRATULATIONS Zac Lacey World #DownSyndromeSwimming 200m Butterfly Champion - winner of the Snr Men’s Disability Award 2022 . @isle_sports Achievement Awards honour those who have made an outstanding contribution to sport on the Isle of Wight & recognise the #PeaksOfAchievement
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A senior age group #DownSyndrome SC 🌎WORLD RECORD🌎 for Helen @ColchesterSC1 Last Chance Regional Quaifier Meet this weekend. She just keeps on getting faster 🏊♀️🏊♀️🏊♀️. That’s definitely a QT for the #DownSyndrome WorldChamps 🇵🇹 in October Helen 👍. #DownSyndromeSwimming #S14
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This is STEPHANE ROUYER-BROWN and in 40 days he will be travelling to #SARDINIA to represent his country #GreatBritain 🇬🇧 at the 5th European Down Syndrome Swimming Championships 🇬🇧 GO STEPHANE 🇬🇧.@SEEastRegion .@RunnymedeSC .@SOGreatBritain .@UKSAPLD .@AllForActivity
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A busy 48hrs for FLORENCE GARRETT - 1 moment she’s achieving a #DS EuroChamps 50mFly QT @Kingston_Royals NY meet, the next moment she’s off for her 1st day employed as librarian & postmaster @Brainlabs Thank you @DSWorkfit What a success story. Non-stop achievement #ThisGirlCan
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Winner of the Disability Player of the Year at the Newcastle United Foundation Annual Awards goes to Christopher McDonnell who says "I'm really proud and my brothers are really jealous" - ⚽️⚽️🏆🏆🎉🎉 #UnitedAsOne @NU_Foundation @GabbyLogan @elizhudson3 @ShelleyBBC
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Silver medal goes to Becky Turner, Kathryn Martin, Holly Sullivan, Caroline Faithfull in the 4 x 200m freestyle relay at the World Down Syndrome Swimming Championships in #Canada #thisgirlcan #ThisAbility
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A fantastic haul of medals for WILL BROWNING swimming in Leeds - TOP BOY in his age group - #ThisAbility #RoadToSardinia
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ZAC LACEY has been selected to swim for @DSSGB1 at the 5th European Down Syndrome Swimming Championships in #Sardinia - this is his 4th major swimming championship for @DSSGB1 🇬🇧GO ZAC GO🇬🇧.@hcasa @swimsoutheast @IOWIGA @iwcpsport @iwightradio .@britishswimming @traceymccillen
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Conor is so #PROUD to qualify as an @InstituteofSwim L1 Swim Assistant (Teaching). He can now assist a qualified swim teacher in a learn to swim lesson👏. Great work Conor to pass the theory, practical & assessment with fantastic support from course tutor Danielle🙏. #LearnToSwim
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What a championships for MARK EVENS. Here he is getting his13th medal this week along with 1 new World Record and 1 new European Record. A real champion for sure @Downs_Swimming #DownSyndrome .@UKSAPLD .@Sw_EngParaSwim .@INASsport
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It was an early start in #Wales for DYLAN HUGHES today. Off on a sports tour to #Spain with his school- a week of rugby, hockey and you guessed it. #swimming! #lookingsporty DYLAN, #havefun @SwimWales @SWDisability @DSAInfo @Sport4DownSyn @DSRF_UK @SavingDowns1
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Congrats to FLORENCE GARRETT Just scraping a new PB in her 50m fly by 11 hundredths of a second at Surrey Age Group Championship 2019 @AquaticsCentre #RoadToSardinia
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The rain didn’t dampen our entrance to the #OpeningCeremony of the World #DownSyndromeSwimming Champs . Delayed by #Covid Captain Thomas has waited a long time to lead in his team 🇬🇧 . He says he’s so proud of how @DSSGB1 came through lockdown. A positive team is a winning team
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What better way to celebrate #WorldSwimDay than being TOP TEAM at the World #DownSyndromeSwimming Champs 2022. Team points:.🇬🇧GB 735.🇲🇽 Mexico 619.🇮🇹 Italy 518. 50 🇬🇧 medals:.🥇18 .🥈22.🥉10. 🇬🇧 Great Britain #WORLDCHAMPIONS.#NeverGivingIn #TopOfTheWorld
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down syndrome swimminG. 🇬🇧G is for Great🇬🇧. #GREAT team members.#GREAT friends .#GREAT colleagues .#GREAT motivators.#GREAT inspirers.#GREAT examples. and of course.#GREATSWIMMERS from #GREATBRITAIN. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧.#WorldDownSyndromeDay19
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This is WILLIAM ROBERTS who will be attending the 5th European Down Syndrome Swimming Championships in #Sardinia in September 🇬🇧Go Will Go🇬🇧 #ThisAbility .@NorthantsASA .@Nsport @Swim_England.@pbsosg.@StIvesSC .@DSAInfo .@britishswimming
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Lizzie Allen is in charge & she’s feeling on top of the world. On her way to France 🇫🇷 with #TeamAllen .Croissants for breakfast 😋. #TryingNewSkills #EmbracingAChallenge #SelfConfidence #Achievement #HelpingToGrow #MindsetOfAChampion
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MARK EVENS is a EUROPEAN and WORLD champion and he's looking forward to competing at the European Down Syndrome Swimming Championships in #Sardinia and representing GB 🇬🇧🇬🇧.@swimherts @SEEastRegion @hitchinsc .@DSAInfo .@UKSAPLD @AllForActivity .@mencap_charity .@dontscreenusout
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Helen Thompson does it again👏👏👏.At the @SEEastRegion SC Champs 2019 in Basildon, Helen has broken her own #DownSyndrome Jnr World🌎Records AGAIN in both 400m free (by 4secs) & 200m IM (by 1.1secs). Constantly improving. Truly remarkable. Well done Helen 🌟@ActiveEssex
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Dylan Hughes is back in the water and he couldn't be happier. He did a good job at keeping fit during #lockdown in #Wales 🏴 as you can see, but like all #elite athletes he knows when he needs a rest. #Goodtobeback
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HOLLY BOCKING is #proud to be representing 🇬🇧Great Britain🇬🇧 at the 5th European Down Syndrome Swimming Championships in #Sardinia in September GO HOLLY GO.@SEEastRegion .@phoenix_asc .@DSAInfo
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Another great swim from our hard working lads THOMAS RADDINGS & @YouthSportTrust ambassador WILL BROWNING this w/e @DartesDoncaster Mad March Sprints - PBs AND bling. Fantastic swimming Thomas & Will!
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WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS. World DownSyndrome Swimming Championships 2024 BEST TEAM. The swimmers have shown their usual brilliant resilience. 5 days of fierce competition back to back.They have done us PROUD & come out with flying colours. Absolutely #worldclass.#downsyndromeswimming
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A super 🥉 for the @DSSGB1 mixed 4x50m freestyle relay team 👏👏👏👏. Congratulations Kathryn Martin, Cerys McCrindle, Conor Macauley-Conway & Mark Holmes 👏👏#Team . #DownSyndromeSport #Swimming #EuroTriGames2021
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20 gold 12 silver 9 bronze - GB top of the medal table Does that make us #champions - I think so
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At the end of Day 2 in #Sardinia @DSSGB1 have.7 Gold medals 🥇.7 Silver medals 🥈.9 Bronze medals 🥉.Congratulations to all our medal winners seen here - what an amazing first half of the competition. #teamworkmakesthedreamwork
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Hats off and huge congratulations to our 7 runners, ZAC, WILL, HOLLY, JEMIMA, ELLEN, LIZZIE & FLORENCE for completing the TURKS HEAD 10K FUN RUN - #ThisAbility
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After 2 days of competition:. 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇.🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈.🥉🥉🥉🥉🥉🥉🥉. but it’s not just about medals. There have been some fantastic performances from the whole 🇬🇧@DSSGB1 squad, maintaining race skills under huge pressure on the biggest stage of all. The World DS Champs
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This is CHRISTOPHER MCDONNELL who has been selected to represent #GreatBritain at the 5th European Down Syndrome Swimming Championships in #Sardinia 🇬🇧 GO CHRIS 🇬🇧 .@asanortheast.@RichmondDales .@AlnwickSc .@UKSAPLD .@AllForActivity.@mencap_charity
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Final results from DSSF European #DownSyndrome Open Competition 2019 .HOLLY SULLIVAN 2 🥈.CERYS MCCRINDLE 1🥇 3🥉.KATHRYN MARTIN 1 🥈.HOLLY BOCKING 1🥉.LUCIE FICKLING 1🥉.#ThisAbility.#thisgirlcan
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This is HARRY HUMPHRIES- with only 59 days left until the 5th European Down Syndrome Swimming Championships in #Sardinia he's training hard.@GlosCountyASA @SwimSouthWest @Soundwellswim .@BristolAquatics .@UKSAPLD .@DSAInfo .@_ukactive.#ThisAbility
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And the final European medal of Day 2 (to bring the🇬🇧grand total so far to 28)(yes, 28!). Congratulations Dylan Williams, Will Reed, Zac Lacey & Mark Evens on European🥈in T21 Men’s 4x100m medley relay . Ending Day 2 (of 4) in style🇬🇧. European #DownSyndromeSwimming Champs 2023
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After his emphatic victory in 800m free in the morning, &🥇in 4x100m mixed relay, Mark secures the silver medal 🥈for T21 men’s 200m freestyle. Phenomenal 🏊♂️. European #DownSyndromeSwimming Championships 2023
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