Tag: Jamal Hill
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Paralympian Jamal Hill on His Disability Journey and Teaching Millions to Swim | BEONDTV
Jamal Hill describes living with his disability, from acknowledging it to his drive to be a Paralympian. Hill tells Carlos Amezcua about why he created a goal to teach one million people how to swim with SwimUpHill.org and growing to one million people each year. Plus his book “A Bowl, A Bench and a Bucket”…
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21-Day Challenge: Paralympic Swimmer’s Tip for Staying Cool Under Pressure | KCRA News
Paralympic swimmer Jamal Hill shares his hack for staying cool under pressure. “Don’t get too high on the highs and don’t get too low on the low,†he says.
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Jamal Hill x #SpringIntoPlay – Play Equity Movement | LA84Foundation
Team USA Paralympic swimmer Jamal Hill (@swimuphill) aims to make swimming accessible to all youth, & shares his story on his way to Tokyo. We’ve teamed to make sports available in marginalized communities & close the #PlayEquity gap. Learn more: bit.ly/pem-sip The LA84 Foundation is the legacy of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games. We are…
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Hurricane Katrina Survivors Learn How to Swim | Swim Up Hill
Two brothers survived the 2008 hurricane Katrina in New Orleans by busting a hole through the roof of their home to escape the high floodwaters. Though they lived to tell the story it wasn’t without a long-lasting trauma. For years they harbored a terrible fear of water that prevented them from entering any body of…
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Watch Listen Up: Interview with Paralympic Swimmer, Jamal Hill
On this episode of Listen Up, Bailey is joined by #1 U.S. ParaSwimmer Jamal Hill. Tokyo Olympics is just around the corner and Hill talks his daily routine in and out of the pool in preparation for the biggest event of his life. Bailey touches on Jamal’s background in swimming dating back to 2 years-old…
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Jamal Hill is Teaching 1 Million People to Swim | The Social Kick
Over 300,000 people a year die from drowning globally, mostly in developing countries. 3500 Americans a year die from drowning, mostly from low to middle income and black and brown communities. Contributors factors: access to pools and other bodies of water, fear of water, cost of learning to swim programs. Our guest in this episode…
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Jamal Hill’s Mother Speaks on Why He Has Inspired Generations Through Swim Education | Swim up Hill
Sandra Floyd-Hill is the mother of Paralympic swimmer & Swim Up Hill founder, Jamal Hill. She gives us a one of kind perspective about her son and his mission to create a generational pivot and teach one million people to swim.
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Champion Paralympic Swimmer Facing Your Limitations
Here Jamal discusses the first time he was faced with the dream-crushing reality that the Olympics are no longer an option for him. Check out the full episode here: https://youtu.be/TS31DrZL3Mw ABOUT JAMAL: Jamal Hill is an American Paralympic Swimmer & self-proclaimed Aqua-preneur. He was diagnosed with Charcot- Marie- Tooth 1X, and has used his condition…