A 5 year old with a spinal cord injury swims independently in Adaptive Aquatics
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2024
- Meet Ben. He is a 5 year old boy who experienced an infection at 18 months leaving him with a spinal cord injury. His first pool visit was full of tears. His mothers goal was for him to learn to swim and become as independent as possible with the physical limitations of a spinal cord injury. Due to his infection, he has no functional use of his legs but has almost full use of his arms to push his wheelchair. Aside from his physical impairments, Ben is a typical 5 year old boy with a strong ability to learn. He LOVES to be a daredevil and the pool provides the perfect space for him to move!
Instructor and student worked together to discover how he can control his body and breath to roll over, change directions and independently propel himself. We realized he could control his whole body just through tilting his head to the side or up or down. Because Ben has good function of his hands, he was able to hold dumbbells and different floats in order to leverage his body to float and move. Imagine being a kindergartener in a wheelchair and sharing this amazing video of independently swimming to your whole class during show and tell. You won't believe your eyes!
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Ben was the first swimmer I saw when I brought my son for swim lessons and I was blown away. Ben is wicked fast! His fearlessness in the water was really inspiring to see. I knew we were in the right place.
Thank you so much
What an inspiration!!! Way to go Ben!
Ben want you to know you are my hero, I revisit this video every time one of my lessons gets down on themselves and you help them get motivated
You inspire me And help me know that nothing is impossible
thank you
Thank you so much. That means alot!
Hey God please help us finding a cure for spinal cord injuries.
Congrats Ben!
blessings and favour over his life
I bet Ben could be in the Olympics
This kid is an inspiration for me to learn swimming. Love you alot 😍
Thank you.
Wow!! This is incredible! Cindy is an amazing teacher.
Yeah she is the swim whisperer! Thank you!
Amazing!!! Ben, you are strong!
Thank you so much Lizette he is an amazing boy!
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No help needed, just like every other Pre-k kiddo! :) Great job Ben, we're so proud of you!
He's amazing!
Courageous little boy
Great job 👏
Thank you
Amazing
Wow super 👌
Thank you so much
so cute
Thank you . He's awesome!
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What a fucking legend
hahahaha Thank you!
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