On Tuesday 6th September, Karen Tonge OBE, Chair of British Para Table Tennis and member of the Swaythling Club International, alongside Andrew Parsons, President of the International Paralympic Committee, were featured on Channel 4, a British television network, to celebrated 10 years since the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Karen is also a member of ITTF Para Committee and deputy Chair ETTU Para Committee.
Year: 2022
43rd Ifo Veteran Open
ITTF World Veteran Tour: Next Stop Loutraki
b The World Veteran Tour for 2022 comprises four tournaments; after Otocec, the next stop is Loutraki. Thursday 8th - Sunday 11th September: Otocec, SloveniaFriday 14th - Sunday 16th October: Loutraki, GreeceThursday 3rd - Sunday 6th November: Djerba, TunisiaWednesday 14th - Saturday 17th December: Los Angeles, USA Every event winner of the “World Veteran Tour – Road to Oman” receives a free entry for the Oman 2023 World Veteran Championships. All participants of the Tour will benefit from a 10 per cent discount on the entry fee of the World Championships. ITTF World Veteran Tour Road to Oman - Otocec, Slovenia: Prospectus...ITTF World Veteran Tour Road to Oman - Loutraki, Greece: Prospectus...ITTF World Veteran Tour Road to Oman: All Tournaments...Oman ITTF World Veteran Championships: Full
Swaythling Club Reception in Rimini
Present at the reception: (left to right) Lilamani de Soysa, Harvey Webb, Gloria Wagener, Claude Bergeret, Hans Westling, Reto Bazzi, Michael Theis, Torben Günther, Ina Jozepsone, Øivind Eriksen (Photo by Diane Webb) by Diane Webb The Swaythling Club International Reception (SCI) was attended by 33 members, guests, sponsors and prominent officers and officials on Thursday 30th June at the Stag European Veteran Championships in Rimini, Italy. Also present were representatives from the 2023 World Veteran Championships (WVC) in Oman and the 2023 European Veteran Championships in Norway. Gloria Wagener, Michael Theis, Beverley Godfrey (Photo by Diane Webb) nnnnnnnnnnnn It was a time not only to socialise but to show appreciation to the retiring members of the WVC whose role has now finished due to the ITTF
Alan Hydes, Centre Court
Reception in Rimini, unstinting service rewarded
Members of the Swaythling Club Executive Committee and colleagues in Rimini (Photo:SCI) bbb At the 2022 European Veteran Championships in Rimini, on the evening of Thursday 30th June, Claude Bergeret, President of the Swaythling Club International, presented awards to members of the former SCI World Veteran Championship Committee members. Hans Westling has been present at every World Veteran Championships either as player or official (Photo: Leon Libin)
Swaythling Club Members Present in Rimini
Gloria Wagener, Öivind Eriksen and Beverley Godfrey in Rimni (Photo: Leon Libin) Several members of the Swaythling Club International are present at the Stag 2022 European Veteran Table Tennis Championships. The opening ceremony opened proceedings on Saturday 25th June; play concludes on Saturday 2nd July. Reto Bazzi and Zdenko Kriz at the Opening Ceremony (Photo: Leon Libin) Vivek Kohli, Manager Director of Stag, present in Rimini (Photo: Leon Libin) Stag 2022 European Veteran Table Tennis Championships...Draws and Results
Celebrated guests watch as Cédric Nuytinck wins number five
Norbert Van de Walle, Marie-France Germiat, Jean-Michel Saive, Dominique Lohest, Pierre Juliens and Frans Lanckman (Photo: Pierre Juliens) A most celebrated group of former Belgian players, Norbert Van de Walle, Marie-France Germiat, Jean-Michel Saive, Dominique Lohest, Pierre Juliens and Frans Lanckman all attended theNational Championships staged in Knokke-Heist on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th June. Cédric Nuytinck won the men's singles title for the fifth consecutive time. Men's Singles QF: Cédric Nuytinck v Adrien Rassenfosse 4,6,15,4 QF: Robin Devos v Louis Laffineur 9,7,8,7 QF: Martin Allegro v Tom Closset 7,12,6,9 QF: Florent Lambiet v Laurens Devos 8,5,-9,-7,8,3 SF: Cédric Nuytinck v Robin Devos 7,9,-8,7,-6,-12,5 SF: Florent Lambiet v Martin Allegro -14,9,8,9,1 F: Cédric Nuytinck v Florent Lambiet 3,8,-9,6,4 Women's Singles QF: Nathalie Marchetti v Sara Devos 8,4,-6,9,-6,5 QF: Daria Mityukova v Natacha Koszulap
Remembering the first World Veteran Championships
Karen Tonge awarded OBE in Queen’s Platinum Birthday Honours List
Karen Tonge, Chair of British Para Table Tennis and a member of the Swaythling Club International, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for services to Paralympic table tennis. by Francesca Bullock, British Para Table Tennis Team Media Officer A most special award, it is 70 years since Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne, it is her Platinum Jubilee. Hailing from Runcorn, near Liverpool, she received an MBE in the New Year’s Honours 2009 for promoting table tennis at grassroots level, volunteering in sport and promoting healthy lifestyles. She joined the British Table Tennis Association for People with Disabilities (BTTAD) when it became a Limited Company and was elected Chair in March 2015. The organisation was rebranded British Para Table