Afterwards, he was left paralyzed and deaf. His older brothers helped him to regain some feeling in his legs by playing with him in an alley near his home. Soon he discovered swimming. He felt more comfortable in the water than on land, so he began spending all his free time swimming. Eventually he started winning swim competitions and marathons. He qualified as a lifeguard by swimming continuously for three hours.
He worked for forty years as a lifeguard and continued to swim in competitions throughout his life, for which he received numerous awards. But the most important thing he accomplished by far was to save a whopping 907 lives! He was formerly listed in the Guinness Book of World Records when lifeguarding was a category.
4 comments:
That's just incredible!! What a hero! :)
Hey Kim -
Now, here I am reading your blog.
Good writing! And I love the photo of you.
"Deaf Hero Day" is my birthday (grin).
hugs,
Melissa
Happy Birthday yesterday MJC!! Deaf Hero Day is every Sunday on my blog. I'll keep it up until I run out of heroes, I guess. And thanks for the compliment on my picture. Welcome back!!
Now, there is a real hero! That's an amazing story. Thank you for sharing!
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