Born with speech impairment, learning disability and low IQ, Dinesh Kumar Shanmugam was clueless where his life was heading — until he found his calling in swimming.
The 22-year-old from Chennai has won a silver medal in the 50m breaststroke Level A event with a timing of 46.59 seconds at the Special Olympics World Summer Games here.
"Why do I swim and not play some other sport? Because I'm good at it," Dinesh said, pausing, before succinctly putting it: "I like because it's me, water and finish line."
