Special Olympics with Jemima Browning
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Presenter Isy Suttie speaks to the amazing Jemima Browning, who started a swimming club especially for young people with disabilities and has since travelled across the world and set up her own campaign to spread her message of inclusivity. Growing up in Tadcaster, Jemima loved swimming with her brother Will who has Downs Syndrome but when she learned that there were no swimming clubs he could join as he got older she decided with the help of her local swimming pool to set up her own club which she called Stingrays. Through Stingrays, Jemima has been able to help not just Will but many young people with physical and intellectual disabilities find a passion and freedom in swimming. Her work has led her to join forces with the Special Olympics and put together a campaign called #UnifiedRocks where people paint rocks with inclusive messages across the world for people to find. This is how Jemima is changing the world…
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