Category: Para Swimming
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Pawtucket Swimmer Overcomes Pediatric Stroke | NBC 10 WJAR
Emma McPherson, a senior at Tolman High School in Pawtucket, speaks with NBC 10’s Taylor Rocha on how her love for swimming helped her get through a pediatric stoke she had at just 8 years old.
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17-Year-Old California Amputee Overcomes Obstacles to Be a Competitive Swimmer | KMPH FOX26 News
You can find 17-year-old Braxton Wong in a swimming pool six days, two times a day, perfecting his stroke and trying to beat his personal records. “I first joined swimming because I thought I just needed exercise, but once I realized ‘wait, I can kind of go fast,’ my times were getting better and better,”…
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Paralympic Swimmer Accused of Raping Special Needs Teammate Denies All Allegations | KRDO NewsChannel 13
Two months after a federal lawsuit was filed against him accusing him of raping a special needs teammate, attorneys for gold-medal Paralympic swimmer Robert Griswold have denied all allegations levied in the lawsuit. According to the lawsuit, the now 19-year-old plaintiff was born with autism and suffered from developmental delay and intellectual disability their entire life.…
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Legally Blind Swimmer Aiming for 2024 Paralympics | WFAA
Olivia Chambers of Iowa lost her sight at 16 years old, but it’s not stopping her from reaching her goals.
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Paralympian Mallory Weggemann Places at Nationals While 6 Months Pregnant | KARE 11
Mallory Weggemann is a “mama on a mission” to showcase what is possible. The three-time Paralympic gold medalist competed in the U.S. Paralympics Swimming National Championships in Charlotte, NC this weekend at 26 weeks pregnant.
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From The Swimming Pool To The Ballroom Ellie Simmonds On All Things Strictly | This Morning
Strictly waltzed back onto our screens this weekend, and today we’ll be joined in the studio by Ellie Simmonds and her partner Nikita Kuzmin for their first sofa chat, ahead of this weekend’s first elimination.
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Paralympic Swimming Champion Hannah Russell Meets Para-Swimmer Ethan Naisbitt | Sky Sports News
At only three days old, Ethan Naisbitt was at risk of losing both legs and his right arm due to blood clots. His right leg and arm were saved, but not his left leg, which was amputated when he was three days old. Ethan’s lungs were not fully developed, and he was on a ventilator…
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Paralympian Jamal Hill on His Disability Journey and Teaching Millions to Swim | BEONDTV
Jamal Hill describes living with his disability, from acknowledging it to his drive to be a Paralympian. Hill tells Carlos Amezcua about why he created a goal to teach one million people how to swim with SwimUpHill.org and growing to one million people each year. Plus his book “A Bowl, A Bench and a Bucket”…
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