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Gold medal winner competes for more

by Mare Davis
The Review:

In a corner of Glen McCord’s
bedroom, about two dozen medals
for athletic distinction hang on a
wooden peg.

Although 38-year-old McCord

the Ottawa team that went to
Washington D.C. in 1981 and won
a gold medal in the regional cham-
pionships.

Winning that tournament led to
one of his proudest moments, he
says.

“When the (team) bus got to the

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medals in skiing, swimming, floor to try his hand at competing in a : 5 : a
hockey and track and fieldevents. | Special Olympics cross country Fire Prevention office ey)
In July he will represent the skiing meet in Smith Falls, Ont. 656-1184 Local 16 3
Victoria chapter of the Special because, as a young boy, he had
Olympics organization as a swim- spent many winter weekends ski-
mer at the National Special Olym- _ ing with his brother in the Lauren-
pics in Vancouver. tian Mountains.
“Being picked for a team going Using his talent and experience
to the Nationals makes me very resulted in gold, silver and bronze
proud,” McCord says. medals.
His father, Don McCord, says He also found time for horse-
it’s a commonly-held misconcep- _ back riding and went on to instruct - DRAPES
tion that the Special Olympics is fellow mentally handicapped peo- - BLINDS
merely a sporting event thatis held _ ple in this leisure activity while he
_ only once a year. was doing farm work at the Silver - - BEDSPREADS
=. Actually, the Special Olympics Spring Training Centre for the pyeENTALLY HANDICAPPED LSTERY
is an organization which offers Mentally Handicapped near sATHLETE Glen McCord - UPHO
_ Sporting and recreational activities Ottawa. proudly displays some of his - SLIP COVERS
@ to the mentally handicapped on an Later in 1983, the McCord fam- more treasured medals. -
ongoing basis, he said. ily moved to the Peninsula after
Glen McCord says the Special his father retired from acareerasa Special Olympics relay team with
Olympics group he belongs to in scientific researcher for the federal whom he has competed has won
Victoria is a focal point of his government. top honors in its division. Complete
social life because it gives him the While living in Central Saanich, Now, McCord works at the : ei
opportunity to interact with other McCord decided to concentrateon Springwood Training Centre for nterior Design
mentally handicapped people ina floor hockey because of the cam- the Mentally Handicapped in Saa- S =
recreational setting. araderie involved in the sport and _nichton. ervice
The group meets about five because of his love for the game. But when his working day is
times a week to train for regional “When I first came here, ] done, he wastes no time knuckling \ WN
and national meets. didn’t have many friends. But now down to his rigorous training 2 Sf < €
Even before he joined the Spe- ’vye made lots of new friends in Schedule, training at least five SU | LG i] = | Pe DICRS
cial Olympics group, McCord had the Victoria Special Olympics Nights a week and sometimes
a always devoted most of his free (organization.) And I’ve especially competing at track and field meets
time to sporting activities. made many friends through com- on the weekends.
He grew up just south of Ottawa aie Oke aid 2 Typically, he practices at LOCATED CE EAE eae 10th FLOOR
in a small town called Manitock, Within a couple of years, he improving his running skills at the
2B near the Rideau River. helped inexperienced members of Esquimalt High School track
Living so close to a wide, slow- his floor hockey team sharpen twice a week a he ee an
moving stretch of water, McCord their skills. Eventually hard work Swimming strokes at the 3 2
and his family would swim or and determination paid off. and the Oak Bay Leisure Centre Win 1 990 Litres of
canoe and water ski during sum- They went to the regional cham- Swimming pool twice a week, too.
® ner months. pionships in Richmond where He also lifts weight once a week Pro p ane Auto
“Living here now, I miss water’. W\icCord helped them to victory, at Gordon Head Leisure Centre to
skiing the most but now I go wind coming home with another gold develop greater upper body Fu e|
surfing and ihat’s just as much medal to add to his impressive Strength for swimming.
fun,”’ the Saanichton resident said. _ collection. Continued on Page B7 ,
McCord was an avid curler in With this feat accomplished, Propane is the modern fleet owners
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In 1980, after McCord was Kimberley. Therapist Pp pi
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pics through the Ottawa Associa- triathalons and has competed in Victoria B.C following authorized ICG
tion for the Mentally Handi- the International Vancouver Tria- te g :
= capped, he became enthralled with thalon for the past two summers. 727-3451 dealers for more information.
the fast-paced action and excite- On both occasions, the local
ment of floor hockey — deciding
it was a sport that he wanted to
become involved in.
Quickly establishing himself as SHOP
a very capable and committed
player, McCord earned a place on SIDNEY
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