Oliver - Dressage

Oliver has continued to excel in sport.  Riding remains his favourite sport.  He has loved building his collection of trophies, rosettes, medals and certificates.  These rewards have been a great encouragement for Oliver to strive to succeed; sport has now become a major focus in his life.

His sport has taken us to many different places around the UK and, as parents, we very proud to watch him taking part.  He can still get very anxious about going to sporting venues; he needs to know who will be there, what he will be eating, if there are prizes and what time he will get back home.

Oliver competed at local, regional and national sporting events.  His notable sporting successes were:

September 2009
Special Olympics Regional Equestrian - Dressage, GOLD

Special Olympics Eastern Regional Equestrian - Working Trail, GOLD; Dressage, GOLD
Local Newspaper Group Sports Awards - Runner-Up, Disability Category

October 2009
RDA Charity Dressage - 2nd Place, Test 15 and highest placed RDA rider

Halliwick National Swimming Championships 2009, Southgate, London - Junior boys 100m freestyle, SILVER

November 2009
Rotary Disability Sports National Team Championships, Coventry - swimming (triathlon); team boccia; table tennis

FDSO Schools Swimming Gala - 25m breaststroke, GOLD; 50m breaststroke, SILVER

Special Olympics North of England Swimming Gala - 25m breaststroke, GOLD; 50m breaststroke, BRONZE; 4x 25m freestyle relay, BRONZE

December 2009
Club Boccia - winner of 2009 3x3 league

February 2010
Special Olympics Regional New Age Kurling - Category 1 Youth, GOLD

Special Olympics Swimming Gala - 25m breaststroke, GOLD; 50m breaststroke, 4th; 4x 25m freestyle relay, SILVER

March 2010
Special Olympics Regional Team Boccia - first place team


April 2010
Festival of Athletics - 100m race; softball throw; standing long jump

Club Boccia - winner of Spring 2010 league

May 2010
Halliwick Regional Swimming Gala - men's 100m, SILVER; Senior 4x25m relay, BRONZE

June 2010
Regional RDA Championship Dressage Qualifiers - Winner of Class, qualified for National Championships

Special Olympics Regional Athletics - 100m race, SILVER; standing long jump, GOLD; softball throw, SILVER; 4x 100m relay, SILVER

July, 2010
Special Olympics Swimming Gala - 25m breaststroke, SILVER; 50m breaststroke, BRONZE

RDA National Championships, Hartpury, Gloucester - Class 5, 9th place seniors


Club Boccia - winner of Summer 2010 league

August 2010
Lions Sports Day - winner of basketball shootout