![]() I met Hannah when I was 10 years old and she has CF. The reason I wanted to focus on that was because of my friend, Hannah. ![]() I wanted to do a crossing that focused on raising money for cystic fibrosis. This inspired me to do a crossing of my own. ![]() In 2018, Victoria became the Guinness World Record holder for being the first female soloist to cross from Havana to the Key West on a paddleboard as well as the fastest. She was my paddle boarding coach at Special Olympics and she is still coaching me today as well as competed with me. I met my coach, Victoria Burgess, when I was 12 years old. I’ll be starting volleyball in the Spring! I’ve been in Special Olympics for 6 years and I’m currently involved in swimming, paddle boarding, alpine skiing, basketball, track and field, open water swimming, and surfing. The first time swimming for Special Olympics didn’t go so well because I was anxious and frustrated since the other kids seemed faster than me but my mom told me that it was just the first day and that after time I would get better with hard work and dedication. That’s when she found swimming in Special Olympics Florida. However, my mom wanted me to get involved in something big that would benefit me in a healthy way and to help me socialize. ![]() I was just thinking about normal stuff like drawing and school. Before that, my life was blank and I didn’t know what I could do with my life. My first sport in Special Olympics was swimming when I was 10-years-old. ![]()
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