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...urging of a fellow swimmer with a disability, Kolbe headed west for the national meet in Seattle the following month, where she received a formal introduction to the U.S. Paralympic swim program...
...don’t think she’s one to drop her books at the first mention of a prestigious swim meet, as Kolbe declined invitations to both the 2004 Paralympics in Athens and the 2006 World Championships in South Africa due to her commitments at Harvard...
...Bethesda, Md., thinks it can help, using a sticky, gel-like material to create suction between the damaged limb and the prosthesis that will help hold it in place. The detachable tail may leave Winter too vulnerable ever to return to the wild but will allow her to swim again. What's more, the gel lubricates just enough that it helps protect against irritation. That led Hanger to recommend it to a legless soldier who had been suffering from recurrent infections. Since then, his skin has cleared up, and now he can tolerate his prostheses again...
...used to falling that far behind so early, so it helped me learn to swim differently, which will hopefully help this year at school and in the Olympic trials,” he said...
Although he didn’t end up at the top of the podium, Rathgeber said he appreciated the opportunity to swim against top notch swimmers and represent the U.S. on an international stage while learning about Brazilian culture. This was only the second international competition for the Crimson swimmer; he also swam at the Junior Nationals in Australia while in high school...