{"id":4552,"date":"2018-08-13T21:01:05","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T21:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mybsac.org\/?p=4552"},"modified":"2018-08-13T21:01:05","modified_gmt":"2018-08-13T21:01:05","slug":"trident-students-compete-at-special-olympics-swim-meet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/high5inc.org\/es\/news\/trident-students-compete-at-special-olympics-swim-meet\/","title":{"rendered":"TRIDENT Students Shine at Special Olympics Swim Meet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TRIDENT students were beyond excited to participate in the Hillsborough County Special Olympics Swim Meet held at BSAC on Saturday August 4<sup>th<\/sup>.\u00a0 Swimming is an integral part of the curriculum for TRIDENT students, but specific training for the various stroke categories began eight weeks prior to the event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo many of my students did not know how to swim when they came to BSAC,\u201d said Candi Corsi, Director of the TRIDENT program. \u201cNow they are competing and winning blue ribbons, so I am very proud of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Candi has been affiliated with the Special Olympics for over 20 plus years and has coached swimming for about 15 of those years. She began working at BSAC seven years ago and continues to make a difference in her students\u2019 lives every day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt helps my students socially and allows them to be more confident in themselves,\u201d said Corsi. \u201cThey get very proud of themselves because they accomplish something they didn\u2019t know they could do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This competition not only helps the students, but also their parents when it comes to fear of the water. Parents are overwhelmed when seeing their child swim for the first time after never having formal lessons previously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was my first time competing in a swimming race,\u201d said Rachel Rodriguez, TRIDENT student. \u201cIt was so amazing because I never thought I could swim so fast. I just tried my best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As if the Special Olympics event isn\u2019t exciting enough, TRIDENT students were absolutely delighted to see friend and professional entertainer Dennis Lee in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love all of those young adults,\u201d said Lee. \u201cHow incredible is it that Special Olympics opens a new door to their existence and everything they are all about? It brings out the beauty of who they really are. People don\u2019t get to see that every day; I am always inspired.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dennis has formed relationships with TRIDENT students over the years through his performances at events like the Strawberry Festival. TRIDENT student William Corsi is especially fond of their friendship and keeps Dennis up to date on what\u2019s going on in the program. When William sent Dennis the invitation to attend Special Olympics this year, Dennis was right there cheering him on in the 200 meter swim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen he finished he was all excited and had his arms up in the air like Rocky,\u201d said Lee. \u201cHe gets out of the pool and says, \u2018Dennis Lee how do you think I did?\u2019 I said, \u2018Well you\u2019re in first place, and, he goes, \u2018Well, I was the only one swimming so I should be in first place!\u2019 Then he asked for my band hat. My hair didn\u2019t look so great, so giving up my hat was a sacrifice, but I\u2019m happy for him to have it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>TRIDENT students performed extremely well at the event collecting a total of 20 first place ribbons and 8 second place ribbons. They will also be participating in the Special Olympics Area Swim Meet on Saturday, August 18<sup>th<\/sup> at BSAC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was amazing! I am really fast in the pool at the backstroke and freestyle, and I got two first place ribbons in the competition,\u201d said Julia Petko, TRIDENT student. \u201cSwimming is one of my favorite sports. I have been practicing for about nine years and it makes me feel great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The TRIDENT program at BSAC focuses on three main areas of education: active recreation, interpersonal skills, and independent life skills. Training for the Special Olympics allows students to grow in all of these areas. It\u2019s not about winning the race, it\u2019s about finishing the race and accomplishing a goal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very proud of them,\u201d said Corsi. \u201cThey are an awesome bunch of students. There is nothing they can\u2019t do, only things they are not allowed to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Written By: Carli Walko<\/p>\n<p>BSAC Director of Marketing<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TRIDENT students were beyond excited to participate in the Hillsborough County Special Olympics Swim Meet held at BSAC on Saturday August 4th.\u00a0 Swimming is an integral part of the curriculum for TRIDENT students, but specific training for the various stroke categories began eight weeks prior to the event. \u201cSo many of my students did not know how to swim when &#8230; <\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/high5inc.org\/es\/news\/trident-students-compete-at-special-olympics-swim-meet\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4554,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61,35,10,47,11,28,24,12,3,36,13,25,46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adult-programs","category-aquatics","category-community","category-events","category-family","category-featured","category-members","category-mission","category-news","category-partners","category-programs","category-stories","category-trident"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>TRIDENT Students Shine at Special Olympics Swim Meet - High 5, Inc - Education, Athletics, Community<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/high5inc.org\/es\/news\/trident-students-compete-at-special-olympics-swim-meet\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"TRIDENT Students Shine at Special Olympics Swim Meet - High 5, Inc - Education, Athletics, Community\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"TRIDENT students were beyond excited to participate in the Hillsborough County Special Olympics Swim Meet held at BSAC on Saturday August 4th.\u00a0 Swimming is an integral part of the curriculum for TRIDENT students, but specific training for the various stroke categories began eight weeks prior to the event. \u201cSo many of my students did not know how to swim when ... 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