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...Register, once part of the Army's World Class Athlete Program, didn't lose his leg during the war, but in a 1994 freak hurdling accident. During his rehabilitation and physical therapy, he began swimming, and by 1996 had landed a spot on the U.S. Paralympics swim team. As the 2000 Sydney Games approached, Register was running again, ready to tackle the long jump - an event for which he was an All-American at the University of Arkansas. In Sydney, he won the silver medal. "At that point, my life kind of came full circle," he says. Register's experience...
...spent more than a year in different rehab facilities, slowly learning to swim and play wheelchair basketball. Then, a few months ago, he heard about Register's camp. He thought this could be his opportunity to fulfill a new dream: making the Paralympics team for wheelchair racing. After just one week of training for the event at the camp, Greene is so fit that he expects his times will be strong enough to land him a spot on the 2008 U.S. team. "I have a lot of confidence I'll be able to make the team," he says. "With some...
...180º spin that built momentum for his toss. He broke the shot-put world record 17 times between 1953 and 1959 and in four Olympic Games took home two gold medals plus a silver. O'Brien, 75, had a fatal heart attack while competing in a Santa Clarita, Calif., swim meet...
...feel to see the swim meets broadcast on a major network during prime time in Australia? And what do you think about the chances of something like that happening in the US? -Miky Sparke, Brisbane, Australia That's something I think all us would love to happen in the U.S. But it is hard. There are so many other high profile sports, like football, basketball and baseball, that it's tough to put swimming events on prime time because other sports have so much time. Our best chance to be able to have that, will be for Olympic Games next...
...When I'm racing, there's not really that much going through my head. I get in the water and swim, and whatever happens, happens...