World Deaf Swimmng Championships!
DATE: August 11-17, 2007
ADDRESS:
6855 Melridge Drive
Concord Township, OH
http://www.freewebs.com/usdsdeafswimmer
http://www.USdeafswimming.org
http://w2007.ncpes.edu.tw/english/index.htm
From The Desk of Kristoffer Lauderbaugh
6855 Melridge Drive
Concord Township, OH 44077
440-358-1402 (tty/voice)
440-867-3406 (cell/text)
[email protected]
Dear Deaf Community:
One of the greatest honors an athlete is bestowed is the invitation to represent his country at International competition. I have been selected to a twelve member team to represent the USA at the World Deaf Swimming Championships in Taipei, Taiwan this August. In addition, a win at this competitions should secure a spot in time trials for the 2009 Deaf Olympics!
I am a freshman at the Gallaudet University in Washington, DC , and have represented my school through participation on the university swim team. During my freshman year I have already beaten four of the University’s swim records in the 200 medley relay (twice!), the 200 freestyle relay, and the 400 freestyle relay. I previously swam for Riverside High School in Painesville Township, Ohio during both my Junior and Senior year. Prior to that I swam with the Eastlake (2004-2005) and the Wickliffe Water Devils (2000-2003) summer swim leagues.
Although I am a member of USA Swimming, United States Deaf Swimming, and the USA Deaf Sports Federation, the burden of cost for training and international competition is entirely mine. The USA Deaf Sports Federation, an affiliate national governing body of the USOC, is not a USOC funded entity. While able-bodied and paralympic athletes receive training and travel funds, deaf athletes do not. Projected cost per athlete for World Deaf Swimming Championships is $5,000 and projected training cost per athlete is $1,500. This does not include the financial costs of coach, dry land training, and pool use that I will incur during May, June, and July as I prepare.
You can learn more about United States Deaf Swimming and USA Deaf Sports Federation at www.usdeafswimming.org and www.usdeafsports.org. My websitewww.freewebs.com/usdsdeafswimmer. World Deaf Swimming Championship Website http://w2007.ncpes.edu.tw/english/index.htm. Corporate Sponsers over $5000 will be given special consideration. This is not a requst for individual sponsership, but for the USDS organization. All sponserships will be used to defray the cost to the swimmers by paying for coaching, training facilities, etc. Corporate and Business sponsorships will provide me the opportunity to travel and train with the national team for two weeks at the end of July and to travel in August to Taipei, Tawain and participate in 6 days of intense competition on behalf of the USA.
I am requesting support from the deaf community for Team USA through monetary sponsership. Any gift from you to the United States Deaf Swimming would provide Team USA the opportunity to serve as an ambassadors for the United States of America! and service). Please consider this worthwhile venture that would benefit both of our organizations.
Sincerely,
Kristoffer William Lee Lauderbaugh
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 608-329-6652
Submitted by
Kristoffer Lauderbaugh
Email: [email protected]
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