Tag: Dillon Connolly
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USC Swim Captain Finds Hope After Paralysis
Dillon Connolly was on his way to having a successful swim career, but suffered a spinal cord injury in a swimming accident, which suddenly changed his life forever. Through Freedom to Live, Dillon learned the skills to achieve an independent life, which has allowed him and his girlfriend to find hope and build a future…
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Quadriplegic swimmer leans on love to push forward
The following is one man’s experience, through two parallel stories. The first story is of a swimmer named Dillon Connolly, a record-setter at Sprayberry High School in Marietta and the University of Southern California. He qualified for Olympic trials and then decided to train professionally. Then in September, he had an accident. “I remember everything,”…