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Paraolympics (self.Blind)
submitted by nowwerecooking
Has anyone ever participated in the paraolympics? If so, please dm me!! I’m a visually impaired rower and would love to know what your experience was like and/or how I could potentially find a team/get involved etc.
Nighthawk321 2 points 2y ago
I am a Paralympic swimmer training in Colorado at the Olympic and Paralympic Training Center. What questions did you have?
nowwerecooking [OP] 1 points 2y ago
I’m just wondering where to start and how to get through the door. What was the process like to get on the team? Did you have to find a local team to train with and then try to qualify? When are are the trials?
Nighthawk321 1 points 2y ago
Many of these questions differ depending on the sport, but I'll try to answer the best I can. For my sport, swimming, you can qualify for the team at any Paralympic sanctioned event. So essentially, you want to find a Paralympic event so you can show them what you got. Finding a place to train is on you, which is why I train at the Colorado training center. I'm sure there's a rowing team located somewhere, but I know we don't have one specifically at the center. Just to clarify, you don't have to be in the same location to be on the same team, at least for swimming. Many of the people on the team live across the entire country. I know this was all over the place, but I can talk to my coach tomorrow for some more specific resources.
nowwerecooking [OP] 1 points 2y ago
thank you! I would REALLY appreciate that
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