Clever Dicks
A light hearted podcast by swimmers for ordinary people who like to swim.
Every fortnight another episode is released either with Duncan & Jim covering topics of general interest, or talking to interesting swimmers from New Zealand and around the world.
Clever Dicks
E12 - Shamima, a mum of a disabled swimmer and what swimming means to her family
In this episode we (well mainly Duncan) talk to Shamima. Shamima is the mother of Shazeel, a swimmer with autism and reduced mental capacity.
We hear what water means to Shazeel and how it has always calmed him down, and the challenges of teaching him how to swim.
Shazeel & Duncan have swum together for 4 years now, training swims, short (2km) races all the way up to a 20km chopper challenge swim.
Shamima tells us what it is like to see her son swim off when she is on-shore and Duncan gives us some stories about what swimming with Shazeel is like.
Sarah O'Dywer was, and is, a key part of Shazeels swimming journey and may be able to help other disabled swimmers. Her email address is sarah.007@windowslive.com