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SWIM TEAM chronicles the overwhelming struggles and extraordinary triumphs of 3 young athletes with autism and shows how | dG1fc1ZVRHpLR0cxOWs
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00:01Guys, give the best that you got.
00:04Who's with me?
00:07Hammerheads!
00:08Hammerheads!
00:10Some kids, they stare at me.
00:12Who's this fast kid?
00:14The front stroke may be a little bit tough,
00:16but the breast stroke may be really hard.
00:18As I know autistic means,
00:20there's a person that's different than other kids.
00:23Our team, they have some type of autism spectrum disorder,
00:27which is not very common for a swim team.
00:34Coaching a special needs team versus a regular swim team,
00:38it's night and day.
00:41I know, I know the kick's ball.
00:42You just have to work with him a little bit.
00:44He's good, guys.
00:45If you are the fastest swimmer,
00:47me and Mike, we'll take care of who wants to be faster than us.
00:50So many people don't give our kids a chance to do anything.
00:59There's no resources for these children.
01:01They're just going to send him to Walmart so he can stock.
01:05That's not what we want.
01:07Kelvin feels frustrated about his takes.
01:11People stare at him, laugh at him.
01:14He cannot control that.
01:17He's not doing those on purpose.
01:23One time or other, all of our kids have been ostracized.
01:25Michael goes, why did God make me different, Dad?
01:27What did I do wrong?
01:28He said, because you're special.
01:29God made you special.
01:33A lot of normal boys can't do what you do.
01:35Michael Phelps, he got 23 gold medals.
01:38Now, if you want gold, you have to work hard for this.
01:43Take your mark.
01:45Go, Mikey! Go, Mikey!
01:47When I'm swimming, I feel normal.
01:51It feels amazing for what I swim.
01:54You're giving kids an opportunity.
01:56The whole thing is you can't give up on your child.
01:58I just won your race.
02:00You can not give up fast as you know.
02:03No, no, give up.
02:04I'm not gonna give up.
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