Rudy garcia tolson biography for kids video

Bloomington High School Bloomington, Calif.

When the Covid pandemic hit and the Paralympics were postponed, CAF Ambassador Rudy Garcia-Tolson was inspired to come out of retirement and.

Close and continue. Para Swimming. Athlete Bio. Height 6'1". Age Hometown Colorado Springs, CO. Born with multiple birth defects, including Pterygium Syndrome, a club foot, webbed fingers and a cleft lip and palate Garcia-Tolson endured 15 surgeries by the age of five before telling his parents he'd rather have a double leg amputation By age 8, he had already become active in swimming , running and triathlon s At that age, he stated that he wanted to compete at the Paralympic Games and eight years later, he made good on his promise when he swam to gold at the Athens Paralympic Games Since then, Garcia-Tolson has added more Paralympic medals to his collection and accomplished more in his career, including becoming the world's first double above-knee amputee to complete an Ironman Triathlon in Has one brother and three sisters Likes hip-hop and skateboarding Favorite para sport is wheelchair rugby Favorite sports team is the Los Angeles Rams