A Disabled Swimmer’s Dream, a Mother’s Fight

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From the New York Times: www.nytimes.com/.../18swimmer.html A Disabled Swimmer’s Dream, a Mother’s Fight By ALAN SCHWARZ Published: June 18, 2008 SAN DIEGO — As Kendall Bailey swims, his praying-mantis limbs flapping him forward, something about the water disguises his many maladies: cerebral palsy, mental retardation, autism and more. Only in a swimming pool do they dissolve and allow his troubled body and mind to be all but normal. He is happy, safe and possibly the fastest disabled breaststroker in the world....
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  • Doggonnit Aquageek, it looks like I won another round of “Gotcha”!!! Refresh my memory, what were the previous rounds where you got anyone? Was it when you tried on a buddy's tech suit on land but never swam in it yet are the expert on swimming competition with them? What kind of ding-dong lets someone else try on their $300 tech suit that only lasts a few wears anyway? Let's keep it real also. Two of your expert opinions are LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. C'mon man, seriously, do you really think we are that dumb? You have never answered if you are even a USMS member. I don't see you on the member directory.
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  • Doggonnit Aquageek, it looks like I won another round of “Gotcha”!!! Refresh my memory, what were the previous rounds where you got anyone? Was it when you tried on a buddy's tech suit on land but never swam in it yet are the expert on swimming competition with them? What kind of ding-dong lets someone else try on their $300 tech suit that only lasts a few wears anyway? Let's keep it real also. Two of your expert opinions are LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. C'mon man, seriously, do you really think we are that dumb? You have never answered if you are even a USMS member. I don't see you on the member directory.
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