The Eyes Free Sports Podcast: Ep. 23 - A Chat with Multitalented Blind Athlete Damian Parra

In Episode 23 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, all-around young blind athlete Damian Parra joins host Greg Lindberg to discuss:

• Why he suddenly lost a good amount of vision around age three
• Why his family moved from New York to Seattle to give Damian a better future
• How he got into playing blind sports by attending the Washington State School for the Blind (WSSB)
• How he got into goalball and competing in goalball tournaments
• His first national goalball tournament at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) in St. Augustine, FL and an Austin, TX national tournament in 2019
• Getting to play with a goalball team from British Columbia in another tournament thanks to decorated Paralympic goalball athlete Jen Armbruster
• His involvement in the USA Goal Ball Facebook Group and how it has inspired him in many ways
• His advice for being successful at goalball
• How he got into powerlifting and the most he has lifted
• How he got into swimming
• The training programs he has taken from Youth Employment Solutions through the Washington State Department of Services for the Blind
• His career goals and one profession he hopes to attain