Have The Courage To Pursue Your Dreams
These are the words of advice of American endurance athlete Melissa Stockwell who was recently nominated for an ESPY Award. Melissa was an Army officer who lost a leg while serving in Iraq and has since become a first rate para-athlete and Paralympian (as a triathlete and swimmer at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics).She also loses no time out of the water as a certified prosthetist and motivational speaker. Her story is inspirational to say the least.
Voting for Melissa and others for the ESPY Awards is posted here.A television commercial starring Melissa is below.
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff.
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