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GOLD and SILVER for U.S. Men at Nova Scotia Open

U.S. Men’s Goalball teams finished on top of the podium at the Nova Scotia Open hosted by Blind Sports Nova Scotia at Citadel High School November 20-22. Top teams from across North America were invited to participate. Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec sent teams to compete. U.S. Men’s Goalball sent two teams of six elite male goalball players to the tournament in Halifax. Abel Del Toro, Matt Simpson, and Nathan Purcell made up USA White while Daryl Walker, Joe Hamilton and John Kusku played for USA Red. “Our main focus going in was to play well against Nova Scotia,” said Matthew… Read More

Sailing the Seas with S.E.A.S

By: Matt Wierzbach, Sailing Education Association of Sheboygan The Sailing Education Association of Sheboygan (SEAS) teamed up with Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors (BAADS), the Women’s International Match Racing Association (WIMRA), and Blind Sailing Unlimited to hold the first Blind Match Racing Clinic in the United States using the Homerus acoustic mark system. The clinic was run to introduce visually impaired sailors to the blind match racing discipline and to help encourage participation at the 2016 ISAF Blind Match Racing World Championship to be held in Sheboygan in September 2016 in conjunction with the 2016 ISAF Women’s Match Racing… Read More

Ironman Lake Placid 2010 Bike- starting the second 56 mile loop

Two Are Better Than One

It takes a community of people to make races happen. A committee to plan the event, countless volunteers to facilitate water and recovery stations, set-up and tear down crews, and supporters to encourage athletes as they train as well as on race day. But for athletes who are blind and visually impaired, races wouldn’t happen without people like Caroline Gaynor. Gaynor is a super guide. She travels the country to guide athletes in races and triathlons. To date, Gaynor has guided 10 athletes in more than 30 triathlons, including 6 Ironman races. This year, Gaynor guided 2 Ironmans in a span… Read More

Lakeshore Foundation Boys Win National Championship

2015 USABA National High School Goalball Championships Tournament Recap

Florida Cobras and Lakeshore Foundation Capture 2015 USABA National High School Goalball Championships By: James Crozier, Special Contributor Sixteen teams were on hand for the 2015 USABA National High School Goalball Championships, hosted by the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) in St. Augustine, Florida for the 22nd year. The tournament proved to be action-packed as teams competed with passion for the opportunity to claim a spot in the medal rounds. Upon completion of pool play and quarter-final action on the girls’ side, the final four teams (Arizona Sentinels, FSDB Cobras, Texas Wildcats, and Washington Lionesses) competed… Read More

Racing Kona

At USABA, we encourage athletes to pursue their dreams, to set lofty goals and achieve them but some athletes do not need the external motivation. Steve Walker’s internal drive got him into Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC), through boot camp, and employed as a corporal with the U.S. Marine Corps. But, when a diagnosis from the eye doctor meant Walker would be non-deployable, it was his family and the community around him that helped him realize his childhood dream and cross the finish line at the 2015 Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii on October 10. As a young athlete,… Read More