A trip to a track and field competition in Oklahoma proved to be a life-shaping moment for Team USA Paralympian Ezra Frech.
A surfer from Santa Barbara, California, Frech had imagined a future where he would ride waves in the ocean with his kids. But he initially didn't think that would be possible with his son,, missing his left knee, left fibula and four fingers on his left hand. He underwent an amputation of his left leg and had one of the toes from his amputated foot transplanted to his left hand."I didn't think I could surf with my kid," Clayton told NBC.
Ezra, however, quickly proved to be a natural. Despite his lack of experience, he broke the national long jump record at the competition."I broke the national record and got so excited that I went to do it again and then went to do it again," Ezra told NBC."That love for pushing myself just a couple of centimeters further or higher sparked my love for the sport.
While he didn't earn a medal in Tokyo, Ezra didn't have to wait too long for his breakout moment on an international stage.
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