Many family members of transplant donor families attend the games to see transplanted athletes perform. To them, the performance is more important than the competition found in other sporting events. She had never learned how to do a turn in a pool. She ended up building some lasting friendships. This kind of attitude permeates the games.
All competitors have a common bond and everybody tries to help everybody else.
Don't pass up this opportunity to experience one of the major joys of life after transplantation and be a very visible player in the promotion of organ donations. I would like to emphasize two items to be incorporated into your training regimen. The first is to train by using the exact same muscles that you will use in your event at the games. Secondly, build up your training times slowly until you are able to go the entire distance of your event. I have written several detailed articles that talk about training.