Category: Adapted Swimming
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Meet Jack: champion swimmer
Jack is a champion swimmer and all round great guy. We love having him as part of Autism Swim’s community. Watch this video on YouTube
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Trending: Emotional Message From Gold Medalist At Special Olympics
Special Olympics gold medalist gets emotional after win. Video goes viral. Watch this video on YouTube
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I choose to smile to everything: Chinese quake survivor-turned-swimmer
A smiling mermaid! Zhang Chunmei, 21, lost both her legs in a powerful earthquake that hit China’s Wenchuan in 2008. But the survivor-turned-professional swimmer says she has since learned to smile a lot. Watch this video on YouTube
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Swim Clubs become more inclusive
Local swimming clubs are making a splash this summer by expanding the traditional definition of team. Madeline Westberg has the story. https://youtu.be/rGGk2rl05Fo
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Point x Point: Letticia Martinez
“Because I’m blind, I’m more aware of where I am in the water.” Watch this video on YouTube
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Ian Thorpe visits the Invictus Games 2018 training squad
Olympic swimming legend Ian Thorpe visited the Invictus Games 2018 training squad at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Albert Park. Thorpie provided the squad training tips and techniques, and spoke of his experience on the world sporting stage. This was the final selection camp before the Australian team is announced mid-year. Watch this video on…
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Swimmer dives into success
A young Special Olympian is overcoming obstacles and making waves in the pool. Watch this video on YouTube
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Start Your Impossible: Brad Snyder
War veteran and five-time Paralympic gold medalist swimmer Brad Snyder tells how he was able to overcome what seemed impossible after being injured in Afghanistan in this inspiring and encouraging Toyota Start Your Impossible story. https://youtu.be/KbUo1Ypl_vg
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My Focus: Elizabeth Marks
Two-time Paralympic medalist Elizabeth Marks learned to swim three times: for the first time in 2012, after her injuries in 2014 and after her amputation in 2017. In this episode of My Focus presented by milk life, Marks discusses how the pool has enabled her — and others — to heal mentally, physically and emotionally.…