Florida teen swims his way to 2011 Special Olympics in Greece
St. Petersburg Times
The sky is spitting an afternoon shower as Michael Tuason arrives for practice at the New Port Richey Rec Center pool with his mom. The tall, lanky teenager greets his waiting dad with a brief “hi,” then quickly strips to his bathing suit and tucks his black, shoulder-length hair under his navy blue cap.
Before long, the star of the Pasco Piranhas Special Olympics swim team is in the water, ready to go.
“How many?” Michael, 18, asks his coach, Rita Miller.
She barely gets out, “Give me 20,” before he’s off, swimming the freestyle and easily lapping the two other swimmers sharing the lane.
“Just look at him go,” Miller says, “He won’t stop till he’s done all 20 laps and then he’ll ask me again, ‘How many?’
“Now you see why he’s going to the World Games.”
via Autistic Pasco County teen swims his way to 2011 Special Olympics in Greece – St. Petersburg Times.
Posted on July 28, 2010 | 1 Comment | Category: Autism | Tags: athletes, Autism, Special Olympics, sports, swimming, teenagers with autism
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