Key Dates


1987 - The First BEWSA Team at the 7th National Veterans Wheelchair Games. Ann Arbor, Michigan

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From L to R: Garry, Bill Henderson, Enid Bekker, John Burke, Rob Carmichael,
Anne Chaffin, Ken Bridgeman, Tommy Bar, Anne Peskey, Mark, Peter Douglas

1988 - 8th National Veterans Wheelchair Games. San Antonio, Texas
1989 - 9th National Veterans Wheelchair Games. Long Beach, California
1990 - 10th National Veterans Wheelchair Games. New Orleans, Louisiana
1991 - 11th National Veterans Wheelchair Games. Miami, Florida
1992 - 12th National Veterans Wheelchair Games. Dayton, Ohio
1993 - BEWSA, supported by the RBL, organised and hosted 'Challenge 93' International Ex-Service Wheelchair games at Stoke Mandeville. 13th National Veterans Wheelchair Games. San Antonio, Texas
1994 - 14th National Veterans Wheelchair Games. Kansas City, Missouri
1995 - BEWSA, supported by the RBL, organised and hosted 'The Wilkinson Sword of Peace Games' International Ex-Service Wheelchair games at Gateshead. 15th National Veterans Wheelchair Games. Atlanta, Georgia
1996 - 16th National Veterans Wheelchair Games. Seattle, Washington

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Some of the 1996 team in Seattle

1997 - BEWSA registered as a National Armed Forces Charity. 17th National Veterans Wheelchair Games. San Diego, California
1998 - 18th National Veterans Wheelchair Games. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1999 - 19th National Veterans Wheelchair Games. San Juan, Puerto Rico
2000 - Millenium Dive Founded. 20th National Veterans Wheelchair Games. San Antonio, Texas
2001 - 21st National Veterans Wheelchair Games. New York, New York
2002 - 13 July - 22nd National Veterans Wheelchair Games. Cleveland, Ohio. 1st Millennium Dive Expedition to Cyprus
2003 - 23rd National Veterans Wheelchair Games. Long Beach, California
2004 - 15-19 June - 24th National Veterans Wheelchair Games. St. Louis, Missouri. 2nd Millennium Dive Expedition to Egypt
2005 - 27 June - 1 July - 25th National Veterans Wheelchair Games. Minneapolis, Minnesota
2006 - 3-8 July - 26th National Veterans Wheelchair Games. Anchorage, Alaska. 3rd Millennium Dive Expedition to Egypt
2007 - 19-23 June - 27th National Veterans Wheelchair Games "Great Games on a Great Lake". Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2008 - 25-29 July - 28th National Veterans Wheelchair Games "Quest for the Best". Omaha, Nebraska. 4th Millennium Dive Expedition to Egypt
2009 - 13-18 July - 29th National Veterans Wheelchair Games "Roll'n On the River". Spokane, Washington
2010 - 4-9 July - 30th National Veterans Wheelchair Games "Games with Heart a Mile High". Denver, Colorado. 5th Millennium Dive Expedition to Egypt
2011 - 1-6 August - 31st National Veterans Wheelchair Games "Where Heroes Become Legends". Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2012 - BEWSA 25th Birthday. 25–30 June - 32nd National Veterans Wheelchair Games "Let the Games Continue... Where it all began" Richmond, Virginia. 19-26 October - 6th Millennium Dive Expedition to Egypt

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BEWSA Team 2012 National Veterans Wheelchair Games

2013 - 13–18 July - 33rd National Veterans Wheelchair Games. Tampa Bay, Florida