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Saturday Sep 03, 2022
Saturday Sep 03, 2022
In Episode 71 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, we hit the pool to visit with McClain Hermes. A two-time Paralympian in swimming, she is now pursuing a new athletic goal. During the conversation, Hermes discussed:
- Where she was born and her childhood
- Discovering her visual impairment at a very young age
- Her education from elementary through high school and her college career in academics and athletics
- Competing in college athletics as a Division I student-athlete with a disability at a major university
- How she originally got into swimming and some adaptations she has used as a visually impaired swimmer
- Competing at multiple Paralympic Games and how she finished in her competitions
- Her new athletic goal and how she is training for it
- Her guide dog from Freedom Guide Dogs
- How she and her dad have helped the homeless in a very unique way
Follow McClain Hermes on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/McClainHermes and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/mcclainhermes88.
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