Category: Adapted Swimming
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Local high school swimmer with Down syndrome competes at sectionals
For local high school swimmers, Friday night is sectionals, and qualifying is not easy. But, Will Abel made it up on the blocks, and when it comes to adversity, he is able. Watch this video on YouTube
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Kansas High School Swimmer With Disability Reaches All-American Status
Swimming is a demanding game, even for able-bodied competitors at the high school level. One swimmer from the Midwest is leaving the competition in his wake, proving a disability only stops you if you allow it. Watch this video on YouTube
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Swim lessons designed for kids with autism
CBS4’s Samantha Myers stopped by a new adaptive swimming program for children with autism at the Zionsville Community Schools Aquatic Center, talking to parents about how their kids are benefitting from the one-on-one attention. But the program is about more than just fun; it’s designed to help prevent drowning accidents, which are the leading cause…
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Inspiring: Teen swimmer has arm amputated, returns to compete 1 month later
Tyler Brown’s family members were a little concerned about her jumping back into the water so soon after she had her arm amputated. Then, they gathered for her swim meet. They watched her compete and couldn’t believe what they were seeing. The 14-year-old swimmer was holding her own in a competition. “Man, I was crying, 
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#SeeMyAbility – Learn to Swim Documentary
#SeeMyAbility – The National Learn to Swim Framework is an inclusive programme that develops opportunities and provides a progressive pathway for children with a physical, sensory or learning impairment. Scottish Swimming support Learn to Swim Providers across Scotland to ensure inclusion of children with a disability in their mainstream programmes. Learn more at https://learntoswim.scot/see-my-ability/ Watch…
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Scottish Swimming #SeeMyAbility – Documentary LTS
#SeeMyAbility – The National Learn to Swim Framework is an inclusive programme that develops opportunities and provides a progressive pathway for children with a physical, sensory or learning impairment. Scottish Swimming support Learn to Swim Providers across Scotland to ensure inclusion of children with a disability in their mainstream programmes. Learn more at https://learntoswim.scot/see-my-ability/ Watch…
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Join Arafat’s race for disability inclusion
Bangladeshi Ironman, Mohammad Shamsuzzaman Arafat, races for disability inclusion! 1 billion people across the world live with some form of disability. In Bangladesh, thousands of children lack access to disability inclusive services and support. Arafat is a triathlete, ultra distance runner and long distance swimmer. He is now racing to raise funds for BRAC’s neuro-developmental…