'When I am in the water, I have the impression that my disability has disappeared. I have no prosthetics, no wheelchair. I am like everybody else.' Meet the Paralympic swimmer changing perceptions one stroke at a time
At the age of six, he contracted meningococcal meningitis, a rare bacterial disease that can sometimes lead to clotting in the blood, causing tissue to die. To save his life, doctors had to amputate the ends of his limbs. Because he was so young when the procedure happened, he feels no ghost pains.Since then, his disability has not stood in his way. He is a swimmer representing France at the highest level. At the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio, he was the youngest member of the French delegation.
— Theo Curin October 22, 2019 He describes his life as"hyper-autonomous" and does not have a permanent carer. Curin has not used a wheelchair for three years and said he does not experience any discomfort from the disability.At the end of the interview, which took place on a balcony overlooking a chilly Avenue Champs-Elysées, he takes a sip from a cup of tea, clasped between his forearm and bicep, to warm up.
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