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7-year-old Competitive Swimmer With One Arm and No Legs Inpsires America

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14 Jan 2012 37 views
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7-year-old Competitive Swimmer With One Arm and No Legs Inpsires America
Gabe Marsh was raised to believe he is no different than anybody else. Now the athlete is inspiring more people as a finalist in America Inspired, a national contest sponsored by Examiner.com. His story was featured in the Huntsville Times, here.

Gabe Marsh was raised to believe he is no different than anybody else. Now the athlete is inspiring more people as a finalist in "America Inspired," a national contest sponsored by Examiner.com. His story was featured in the Huntsville Times, here.

Earlier this week, Examiner.com announced the 25 finalists in five categories – leadership, overcoming adversity, sacrifice, passion, and outstanding youth, for which Gabe was nominated.

The grand prize is $50,000.

(READ the article at AL.com, and see all the nominees at the Examiner)

 

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