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Tag: Downs syndrome

Meliah Motchman Determined and Persistent to Complete a Marathon Swim

Steven Munatones 11/28/2021 No Comment

Meliah Motchman keeps swimming further and further, extending herself and redefining her potential. Madame Butterfly, as she is known among her teammates with the Spirit Orcas, has Down syndrome and big dreams. After completing a 5 km swim in

Thetis Lake

on Vancouver Island in her native

British Columbia in Canada with

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