• POWERHOUSE Oct 2024: Olivia Chambers, Paralympic Swimming Gold and Silver Medalist

  • Oct 30 2024
  • Length: 1 hr
  • Podcast

POWERHOUSE Oct 2024: Olivia Chambers, Paralympic Swimming Gold and Silver Medalist

  • Summary

  • This month, we meet with Olivia Chambers, a college athlete at the University of Northern Iowa. She has faced many challenges due to multiple mtDNA deletions, which have primarily impacted her eyesight. Olivia, 2024 Paralympic gold and silver medalist, joins us to talk about her passion for distance swimming, being a Paralympian, the onset of mitochondrial disease for her at age 16, and life with vision loss. Don't miss this Powerhouse! 00:00 - 21:00 -- A Passion for Swimming and Being a Paralympian 21:35 - 41:35 -- Vision Loss as a Teen and Finding a Mitochondrial Disease Diagnosis 42:10 - 60:00 -- College Life and the Help and Support of Assistive Tech, Family, and Friends
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