Swimming lessons are not simply a summer activity but a weekly highlight for differently-abled children in a popular aquatic program that has lasted for more than three decades.
Dori Maxon creates something special in the swimming pool.'There's just a lot of magic that happens between the children and the volunteers,' she said.Maxon, a physical therapist, has provided lessons for young people who live with physical or developmental challenges like cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, autism and more.Thirty-three years ago, she founded SNAPkids, or Special Needs Aquatic Program for kids to find fun, fitness, and friendship.
Perhaps your swimmer is a little bit too large for you to carry them anymore, but in the pool, they float better and you can give them a huge and you can hold them in different ways,' Maxon explained.For 10-year-old Geronimo, the lessons have helped strengthen his legs.And 4-year-old Elijah looks forward to his class all week, according to his father, Hunter Dreidame.'It gives him a chance to be free in the water and to be with other kids with abilities like him.
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