Such an inspirational story. Two of our children are competitive swimmers and they compete in events every few weeks. Each of the swim teams in our regions has several special needs swimmers. Some of these swimmers are paraplegic and don't even have the use of their legs to help them swim. The competitions are organized so that people swim against others who have similar time standards. This means that the ages of swimmers in each individual race might differ and based on the last time they set a time in that event their could possibly be a large gap in speed and ability during the earlier races in an event. Our special needs swimmers swim at the same time as our regular swimmers. We have watched more of these races than I can even count. To watch these swimmers give their all in these races is extraordinary. They are often the last swimmers to finish a heat and can at times take a very long time. Both the other swimmers and the fans at the pool are always exceptional in my experience. They cheer loud and proud for these kids, rooting them on to finish and at the end there is always a tremendous applause. It those moments in sport when you know exactly why you got involved and get to see the positive impact it can have on our children.
You are viewing a single comment's thread from:
Man I think i'm really going to like having you around here...even if you are a Bronco fan.