5th World Championship Swimming DSIS

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5th World Championship Swimming DSIS
 

Portugal heads to East

The National Swimming Selection for Down syndrome is already in Taipei (Taiwan) where he will participate in the 5th World Championship Swimming DSIS, to be held in this city between 3:07 October.

The national team's expectations are high, after five medals won at the last World Cup held in 2008 in the Algarve town of Albufeira. We have to emphasize that part of this selection, the swimmer Mannie NG - world record 200m Backstroke and responsible for winning medals in five of Albufeira, José Vieira - Europe's record of 25m Breaststroke, Ricardo Pires - Europe's record of various events, Adriana Reis - holder of several world records for Youth and Europe and still Telmo Dias, Jose Teixeira, Filipe Santos and Ana Castro.

ATHLETES
1) Adriana Reis
2) Ana Castro
3) Filipe Santos
4) Jose Teixeira
5) Jose Vieira
6) Mannie NG
7) Ricardo Pires
8) Telmo Dias

TECHNICAL TEAM
? Fausto Pereira - Head of Delegation
? Antonio Castro - Technical Coordinator
? Carla Cardoso - Technical Coordinator
? Ana Wanted - Trainer
? Carlos Mota - Coach
? Paulo Sousa - Coach
? Maria Joao Pereira - Physiotherapist

All information about the Championship, results and pictures available in http://www.anddi.pt and http://www.dsiso.org.

Source: Portuguese Federation of Sports for the Disabled

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Ricardo Pires back to win the bronze

On the 2nd day of racing of the 5th World Swimming Championships in Down syndrome, the highlight goes to the swimmer MAPADI Povoa do Varzim, Ricardo Pires who returned to Portugal to bring the bronze in the 200m event Styles for mosaics. Portugal has won three medals in the event, but the most important fact is overrun by all the swimmers who authentically Portuguese have sprayed their personal brands, translated in most cases on record and even National European and World.

Results on the 2nd day of Evidence - October 4: Adriana Reis
- 200 Mariposa Rec World Juniors improved to 5.06.88 4:37:24; José Vieira

- 50 Breaststroke National Rec 48.32 to 46.32; Jose Teixeira

- 50 Breaststroke Rec personal 54.21 to 49.14; Ana Castro

- 200 Freestyle Rec staff for 4.06.74 4.06.64; Filipe Santos

- 200 Mariposa Europe Rec 4:01:30 to 3:40:53

- Found to the Final, Ricardo Pires

- 200 Styles Rec Europe Mosaics 3:45:20 to 3:20:25

- Bronze Medal; Mannie NG

- 50 Backstroke - 4th in the Cup Final Mundo.De noted that today is the day for the rest, with the Social Program for swimmers and coaches, while the Head of Delegation and Vice-President of ANDDI Prof. Fausto Pereira, represent Portugal in the General Assembly DSIS - Down Syndrome International Swimming Organization, which is known to host the next World Championships in 2012.

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