Category: Para Swimming
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Jamal Hill is Teaching 1 Million People to Swim | The Social Kick
Over 300,000 people a year die from drowning globally, mostly in developing countries. 3500 Americans a year die from drowning, mostly from low to middle income and black and brown communities. Contributors factors: access to pools and other bodies of water, fear of water, cost of learning to swim programs. Our guest in this episode…
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Jack Bridge | Para Swimming Guide and Reliving London 2012 Paralympics | Propulsion Swimming
Jack Bridge joins us on this week’s episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast to help explain the classifications and points scoring system of the Para side of the sport.
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How Swimmer Mallory Weggemann Turned Tragedy Into Paralympic Gold | People
When Mallory Weggemann lost her ability to walk after a medical procedure, she was determined not to let it take her passion for swimming.
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Toyota’s Super Bowl ad features moving story of Paralympian Jessica Long
You won’t see any cars in Toyota’s Super Bowl ad this year. The automaker will air a 60-second spot titled “Upstream†in the second quarter of Sunday’s game to tell the story of Paralympic swimmer Jessica Long. The athlete is part of Team Toyota. The company said it wants to share an “uplifting message of hope and strength. 
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Researching the Biomechanics of Paralympic Swimming
Dr. Carl Payton, Reader in Biomechanics at Manchester Metropolitan University, provides an overview of his research in swimming biomechanics with the Great Britain Paralympic swimming team and the International Paralympic Committee.
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Double Amputee Paralympian Gets Accosted by Angry Woman for Parking in Handicap Lane
Double amputee Jessica Long, who is training for the 2021 Paralympics in Tokyo, often wears prosthetics. The 28-year-old was born with a birth defect called fibular hemimilia and had both of her legs amputated at 18 months so she could learn to walk with prosthetics. When she was parking in the handicapped area, a woman…
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Champion Paralympic Swimmer Facing Your Limitations
Here Jamal discusses the first time he was faced with the dream-crushing reality that the Olympics are no longer an option for him. Check out the full episode here: https://youtu.be/TS31DrZL3Mw ABOUT JAMAL: Jamal Hill is an American Paralympic Swimmer & self-proclaimed Aqua-preneur. He was diagnosed with Charcot- Marie- Tooth 1X, and has used his condition…
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Teen relearns how to swim after losing eyesight | Sportskind
At age 14, Anastasia lost her vision and had to relearn how to swim. Two years later, she’s preparing to compete on the world’s biggest stage. 🏊♀️