Luke Drumright, 23, lives in Midland. Luke is a graduate of H.H. Dow High School and he earned an associate’s degree at Saginaw Valley State University in behavioral arts. His parents are Susan and ...

EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso swimmer won gold at theWorld Swimming Championships for Down syndrome. Andres Hernandez won gold in the 200 freestyle, silver in the 100 freestyle & the bronze in the 100 ...

The CDSSA swim team, pictured here in the Aquarena in St. John's. From left to right: Tyler Robinson, Jonathan Henry, Julia Lane, Darcy Irwin, Vincent Desrosiers, and Sara-Jane Caron-Guay. (Submitted ...

Swimming five miles through the rough, cold waters of the Boston Harbor would be tough for anyone. But for Karen Gaffney, who has Down syndrome, the swim was all in a day’s work. Gaffney, 31, swam ...

Karen Gaffney was 6 years old when she learned she had Down syndrome. Some kids had been calling her names, and she didn’t understand why. Her parents decided to talk it over with her when she was in ...

LYME, Conn. (WTNH) — Outside, it’s a brisk thirty degrees and the water temperature is about the same. But a group of brave women are shedding their winter gear and donning different attire. “We wear ...

A swimming teacher with Down's Syndrome has been praised for her commitment and passion for the role - as she teaches more than 50 children per week. Cerys McCrindle, 22, began swimming at 11 years ...

When they are not busy working or volunteering, you might just find Jessica Day, Adam White and Luke Drumright of Midland in the pool. Last month, all three of these athletes joined 40 other swimmers ...

Swimming coach Lee Portingale, who trains Britain's triple world champion Mark Evens, has called for the rules on Down's syndrome swimmers at the Paralympics to be changed. There is currently no ...

Karen Gaffney can swim for miles in some of the coldest and unpredictable open water around. But swimming long distance isn't even the biggest challenge Karen faces. She also has Down syndrome. For ...