VOTE FOR JONATHAN Jonathan Henry is part of the DSISO Canadian swimming team. He has participated in a number of DSISO events. In 2018 the 9th Down Syndrome World Championships took place in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada. Not only does Jonathan compete in the swimming pool, he is also involved in the sport of Curling.
20 Feb 2021 posted by admin
DSISO technical directors, Carla Cardoso (swimming) and Lolli Montico (artistic) have been discussing ways of improving communication with swimming coaches who are training swimmers with Down syndrome. It was decided that an effective way would be in the form of webinars. Topics at these webinars will be based on requests from the countries. Please register
17 Feb 2021 posted by admin
Latest news from DSISO Newsletter February 2021
10 Feb 2021 posted by adminDear All It’s been a long time since you have heard from us, but you can still count on us – working hard to keep the Down Syndrome Swimming alive. 2020 has been a very challenging year around the World – the Corona virus have not only had a massive impact on our everyday lives,
23 Dec 2020 posted by adminNewsletter April 2020 The last few months have been a very turbulent time for most of us. First, the joyful waiting, training, planning the travel, buying tickets and many other logistic preparations for the Trisome Games in Turkey. Then ”out of nowhere” this dangerous Corona virus came into our lives, causing anxiety and fear. Fear
21 Apr 2020 posted by adminHow do we say farewell to a person like Dr Geoffrey Smedley? What a shock to hear that Geoff passed away on Thursday (26th March 2020). Whilst on holiday in Lanzarote (Canary Islands) with his beloved wife, Margaret, he fell ill and sadly tested positive for COVID-19. Many of our members have already seen all
28 Mar 2020 posted by adminCORONAVIRUS The Trisome Games in Antalya will go ahead as planned. Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said thermal cameras installed at Turkish airports would begin screening all arriving passengers Thursday. Previously, Turkey was screening travelers from China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea and Malaysia Note this says ALL arrivals now.
5 Mar 2020 posted by adminInformation regarding membership renewal now available. http://www.dsiso.org/about/membership/ Should you have any queries contact Finance Officer, Lizzie Vogel. Email: [email protected]
30 Nov 2019 posted by adminHere-under the latest Newsletter from our President, Dr Geoff Smedley. http://www.dsiso.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Presidents-Newsletter-September-2019.pdf
29 Aug 2019 posted by admin