Rudy garcia tolson biography of albert einstein
Rudy garcia tolson biography of albert einstein
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Rudy Garcia-Tolson
American Paralympic athlete
| Nationality | American |
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| Born | (1988-09-14) September 14, 1988 (age 36) Riverside, California, U.S. |
| Sport | Swimming, Athletics, Triathlon |
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Rudy Garcia-Tolson (born September 14, 1988)[1] is a Paralympic swimmer, runner and triathlete from the USA.
He was born with popliteal pterygium syndrome, resulting in a club foot, webbed fingers on both hands, a cleft lip and palate and the inability to straighten his legs. As a 5 year old wheelchair user, after 15 operations, he decided he would rather be a double amputee and walk with prosthetics.
He had both legs removed above the knee.[2][3]
Swimming
Garcia-Tolson started swimming at age 6.[4] Within a year, the seven-year old was competing against children without disabilities and breaking records.[5]
When he was eight years old, he stated that he would swim