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. Adam Sawatsky, the CTV News Vancouver Island Arts & Entertainment Host, is covering Motchman from Vancouver Island (see here). Watch her
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
AMI: Accessible Media Inc. interviewed Susan Simmons and the Spirit Orcas on their open water swimming accomplishments and goals.
The Great Big Swim Is On Stage 4 Courtesy of Susan Simmons, Salish Sea, Vancouver, Canada. Spirit Orcas is a group of eight swimmers with intellectual disabilities who are embarking on an unprecedented 80 km stage swim along the shores of Salish Sea. Together with Susan Simmons and Jasmine Kremer, they have embarked on an 8-week 80 km stage
