I am a Prarlympic Swimmer, training to go to the 2008 Paralympic Games in China. I am also a YMCA Counselor, and At Risk Youth Leader.
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teatherball_11@hotmail.com.You?
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Me too. My brother went to Austrailia for the Flounders Cup, and my dad played and coached all through out my life. I got a step brother that plays in the M.L.L. in B.C. I used to play practice with my bro and was pretty good at it. It helps that we are North American Natives too, our game!
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This a tough question to answer as its hard not to come across as though you are discriminating against a certain kind of disability when trying to answer.  When I think of the para Olympics \nI think of people competing that have physical disabilities u don't often think of those with mental disabilities which I guess is wrong.  However it is one of those things that would be very hard to test and disprove.  The only kind of testing that I can think of would be psychological testing and an extensive search of a individuals medical records.  How ever in this day and age anyone could get there records fixed.\n\n\nThis question also raises the point of does a mental disability impair physically the ability of the body other than things like spacial awareness.
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Look into Atheletic Training and Phsyical therapy
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I have heard of it. What country are you from? Good luck in your competition.
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No I dont think its a waist. I love to see that younger people still have goals. Be it Olympics or whatever. Some parts of the world the Olympics are very important. I like some stuff. I watched the snowbording event last eve.
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I love the summer Olympics. I enjoy watching track and field. The men look oh so lovely in their shorts ;)
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as a freshman i totally understand where you are coming from, i've got swimming tryouts this week and we'll see what happens i guess. but back to you: okay sounds like you've just got nervous jitters. all that you need to do is practice. that and endurance running b/c i've never played basketball but i know enough to know that it's just one long game of suicide. just do some extra endurance training, train the way you've been training and just do your best because that's all that you can do. best of luck to you with basketball and i hope that you make the team!!
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That's great that you want to take your swimming to the next level...My advice would be to join your local year round club team. Your other option would be to join a local summer swim team, or a recreation team. The club team would be awesome because you would be swimming with other kids who share your same enthusiasm. The club scene is great, but be prepared..it is a very big committment, my vacations/summer trips revolved around my swimming practices/meet schedule. Club teams are great for deveoping technique and technique, but require a lot of dedication/hardwork. For that reason it may be better to start with a rec/summer team then move on after you have a little experience. this way you work hard, but are not as committed as you would be ona club.
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I went to school with olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis.  Very nice, down to earth.  I ran into him years later at the mall...still the same!
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I just enrolled my daughter at the local community center.  They have a curriculm of every lesson.  I got a copy just in case when we go swimming that I can teach her.
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I am very good, not being conceited, but I received a full scholarship to IU and was invited to try out for the 1996 Olympic softball team, but I was pregnant and could not go. I am 34 and I am still a fast pitch catcher as well as shortstop on my co-ed team. I also bat clean up and have since I was 11. Why do you ask?
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Yep,I guess I am crazy as a slept on bed bug. Or at least every one I,ve met seems to think so,so I try not to let anyone down.If it sounds crazy I am game. I broke the ice in a river to go swimming in January, because the people said you would have to be crazyto do it.I jumped off a bridge to see if anyone else would. That is just a drop in the bucket. So Yep I suppose I might be a little crazy.   God loves crazy people because he sure made alot of us.lol.lol.
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I am a athlete who will be competing in Athletics. I am so excited that it is only like eight weeks away. I cannot wait it is going to be so much fun.
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It depends what sport you're looking to try out for. If its a speed sport, than chances are there's a national qualifying time you have to make to get on to the olympic team. If you think you're ale to beat mathe the qualifying time, you'd have to contact that sports' organization, like us athletics, or swim US, for example.
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I have heard from many people that Sydney 2000 was the best organized and planned games.. \n\nI swam at those games, and I will tell you nothing in my lifetime will be better than that, I am really looking foward to the China Games because they have something to prove..
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haha I run track ( who wouldn't) and I support you in trying to get another category opened... hopefully your dreams will come true! Peace