“I can do everything everybody else does, just in a different way.”
His mom Linda, who was also born without arms, competed as part of a relay team in the 24K biking leg of the sprint distance on Sunday. And dad Rick also caught the triathlon bug—he participated in the sprint distance triathlon Sunday, which was also changed to a duathlon because of the water conditions.
Because of Tim’s heart problems—a scar crosses his chest, a remnant of the multiple surgeries he had beginning soon after birth—his parents have always encouraged him to partake in healthy physical activity.“Any time we could find an opportunity to make movement fun and enjoyable, we took it,” Linda said.
Throughout the autumn and winter, they fine-tuned their swimming technique, focusing on rhythm and breathing, said Keri Serota, Dare2tri’s co-founder and executive director. “We’ve always been a really tight-knit little family, so this really is just one more thing for us to enjoy together,” Linda said.The box-jump video was posted shortly before the kids’ triathlon camp, and its popularity took everyone by surprise. Viral fame has come with its pros and cons, Tim acknowledged. At first, he said, “my ego kind of grew.” But after a few days and some awkward public encounters, he understands why celebrities often go incognito.
Of course, when the things she and Tim do include impressive plyometrics and multisport races, the narrative changes, said Serota, who co-founded Dare2tri in 2011 and also works as the athletes with disabilities coordinator for the“Our athletes are inspiring other people to get active and live healthy lifestyles not just because they’re a person with a disability, but because they’re doing things that people without disabilities aren’t doing,” she said.
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