57 min listen
Swimming Saved My Life- Christie Raleigh Crossley
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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Jan 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
How would you feel if what you love to do most might be taken from you?
Christie Raleigh Crossley faced that potential when a traumatic brain injury changed her life forever. An accomplished swimmer with big goals, and a mom to boot, following her injury she returned to the pool with a different set of physical tools and abilities than she once had.
But the sport that shaped her life would prove to be foundational for Christie, as she found a new community, and immediate success, as a para swimmer. Now, her sights are set on the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, and so are ours.
Enjoy!
Christie Raleigh Crossley faced that potential when a traumatic brain injury changed her life forever. An accomplished swimmer with big goals, and a mom to boot, following her injury she returned to the pool with a different set of physical tools and abilities than she once had.
But the sport that shaped her life would prove to be foundational for Christie, as she found a new community, and immediate success, as a para swimmer. Now, her sights are set on the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, and so are ours.
Enjoy!
Released:
Jan 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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