The 13th European Heart & Lung Transplant Games
(30th June - 4th July 2010))

Växjö - Sweden

The European Heart & Lung Transplant Games are held every two years and this year (2010) the 13th Games was held in the beautiful city of Växjö which is located in the south of Sweden in an area called Smãland - the spelling is peculiar even by Swedish standards .

A review of the Games

The Games began with the opening ceremony and parade
on Wednesday 30th June
and ended with the closing ceremony and gala dinner
on Sunday 4th July 2010.

The GB Team is managed by David Walker and we (Freeman transplant patients) automatically become members of the British Heart & Lung Transplant Association -  BHLTA.   

Our own Judith Burgess is secretary.   Graham Marsh and Joan Whitney also sit on the committee of the BHLTA.

A team of 13 competitors and 4 supporters from the Freeman Sports Team attended these Games and managed to bring home a grand total 45 medals between them.  These were 18 Gold, 19 Silver and 8 Bronze which is the most we have ever achieved.

A very big thank you and well done to everyone who took part.  Below is a list of names of all the competitors and what medals they achieved.

* Judith Burgess was awarded the 'Graham Marsh Trophy' for her contribution to the Games

** Adrian Woodcock won the 'Geoff Finnegan cup' for his excellence at Racquet Sports

For a complete  list of results please go to the official website

13th European Heart & Lung Transplant Games

To read the press reports on three of our members please click on the each name

 Andy Drysdale  Kez Greenwood  Lynda Morrison

For interest why don't you also have a look back at the 2008 European Heart & Lung Transplant Games which were held in Vichy France.   The official website contains a full list of all results:

12th European Heart & Lung Transplant Games

Send mail to judith@fhlta.org.uk with questions or comments about this web site.
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