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I figured for sure that somebody would have posted about him. Anyhow, it is a pretty sad set of circumstances for this poor guy. He has his whole life ahead of him, with or without swimming, and now because of a snowboarding accident he may never walk or kick again.
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I took about 40 kids skiing and snowboarding last weekend. There was a rule that only those that had been snowboarding for a year could do it on the trip. We still had multiple broken bones. The injury count was down from last year however. The Medic in the first aid cabin told us that snowboarders tend to injure their upper body and skiiers their lower body. Because snowboarders fall alot and try and catch themselves. I was going to try out snowboarding but after hearing all that I'll stick to the skis. Hell hath no fury like a swimmer that has been training for her state meet for months then breaks a bone and can't swim it. (I did survive 10 years of gymnastics with no broken bones, but a few stress fractures here and there).
I hope he recovers and quickly!
I took about 40 kids skiing and snowboarding last weekend. There was a rule that only those that had been snowboarding for a year could do it on the trip. We still had multiple broken bones. The injury count was down from last year however. The Medic in the first aid cabin told us that snowboarders tend to injure their upper body and skiiers their lower body. Because snowboarders fall alot and try and catch themselves. I was going to try out snowboarding but after hearing all that I'll stick to the skis. Hell hath no fury like a swimmer that has been training for her state meet for months then breaks a bone and can't swim it. (I did survive 10 years of gymnastics with no broken bones, but a few stress fractures here and there).
I hope he recovers and quickly!
