The Eyes Free Sports Podcast: Ep. 71 – Taking a Swim with McClain Hermes, a Blind Paralympic Swimmer & Aspiring Triathlete

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.