By Cristian Corbett, Swimming World College Intern
Phelps, Lochte, Adrian, Dupree. All last names of swimming greats that any swimming fanatic would recognize. Does one look unfamiliar? It shouldn’t. Tucker Dupree is a three-time medalist from the 2012 Paralympic Games, holds two world records, nine Pan-American records and 43 American records. He is also an elite ambassador for Lululemon Athletica, and a Dolfin Pro swimmer. So what makes Tucker worthy of being listed among the greatest swimmers of our time? Tucker completed all of those feats without being able to see.
Growing up, Tucker was what he described as a “normal kid.†Raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, Tucker played soccer and basketball until the age of 15 and didn’t take up swimming until later in his high school career.
“I picked swimming by accident,†said Tucker. “My sister was a swimmer her senior year of high school, and I would sit in the bleachers and just hang out, and the coach said, ‘you’re here every day, you might as well get in.’ I tried it out and I was awful. But I went from being the worst swimmer on the team my sophomore year of high school to becoming team captain and breaking school records my senior year.â€
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