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Portland residents will
compete on courts
and on mats,
the
water and in the gym,
according to Tyler Cole,
chairman of Team
Portland. Local athletes
are entered in tennis
and wrestling events,
swimming competitions
and martial arts
contests.
Others have been
training fo r the
triathlon, an endurance
test that combines
swimming, bicycling
and running. Other
local competitors will
enter running events,
Cole said.
Jennie Eisenbraun (bantam weight)
Team Portland
Aquatic Club
The 15 members of Team Portland Aquatic
Club who will compete in New York next month
have their sights set on winning, said team mem­
ber and co-coach Jill Schuldt. With the help of
volunteer coach Adrian Kalil—and weekly prac­
tice sessions— team members have been working
on their skills in breast stroke, butterfly, back-
stroke and freestyle.
Some members plan to enter individual com­
petitions, while others are combining their skills
in relay races, Schuldt said. The relay teams
include both men’s and women’s teams, as well as
mixed-gender groups.
“We will all be doing events in different ar­
eas,” she said. "We are a very diversified group.”
Portland’s swimmers will compete in the small
team division, Schuldt said. Teams with more
members vie in separate competitions for large
teams.
“I would say we probably have a chance to do
really well,” Schuldt said. The team includes
some lifelong swimmers, as well as former champs
who recently returned to competitive swimming.
Schuldt praised Kalil as the inspiration behind
the team, especially since the 30-member team is
not able to pay a coach.
“He has just totally dedicated his time to us,”
• she said. “It’s wonderful to have a coach.. .and he
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Tennis, anyone?
Hector Lovato, Ed McMahon and Tyler Cole.
PHOTO BY LPOA K U E M R
Local tennis players will include a mix o f men and
women and a wide range o f ages, as well as a mix
o f singles and doubles players.
The games have included tennis competitions for
players in the 35-year-old, 45-year-old and
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55-year-oldage groups. ....................... ......
About 15 local tennis players will take to the
courts during Gay Games IV, according to Ed
McMahon, president of the Team Portland Ten­
nis Association. The group will include a mix of
men and women and a wide range of ages, as well
as a mix of singles and doubles players, he said.
Organizers of the games have included tennis
competitions for players in the 35-year-old, 45-
year-old and 55-year-old age groups, he added.
“This is really a great opportunity for people
like myself—I’ll be 55— to play on the team,”
McMahon said.
Team Portland Tennis Association is affili­
ated with the national Gay and Lesbian Tennis
Association, which qualifies local tennis players
to compete in tournaments across the United
States and internationally. The Gay Games tennis
events also will carry points for those local tennis
players who participate in the competitive circuit,
McMahon said.
"That’s important to those players who want
to move up the competitive ladder,” he said.
The local tennis group meets weekly and is
open to anyone, regardless of skill or ability level,
McMahon said.
“I just get calls all the time from people who
are interested in playing,” he said. “Anyone can
join.”
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