Athletes With Disabilities Make History at ETHS This Weekend
Seven athletes from around Illinois will be among the first students with physical or visual impairments to swim at a state meet this year.
When 12-year-old Aaron Holzmueller watches the state swim meet at Evanston Township High School this weekend, he’ll be dreaming of racing in the event one day himself. And that’s an incredible thing, says his mom, Birdy Holzmueller. A seventh-grader at Dr. Bessie Rhodes Magnet School, Aaron has cerebral palsy, and swims and runs triathlons for several local teams. This weekend’s state swim meet is the first time physically and visually impaired athletes, like Aaron, will be able to compete and score points in their own division. “For him to be on the team and feel on the team and contribute to the team by potentially earning points … that’s an incredible thing,” Holzmueller says. Aaron will one day have a chance to compete at the state…
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Jennifer Fisher
9:41 pm on Thursday, November 15, 2012
I couldn't agree more. Thanks for reading, Rhonda! more ›