Tag: Paralympics

  • Nation & World

    Making a splash

    Harvard student swimmer David Abrahams wins silver in his first Paralympics in Tokyo.

    5 minutes
    David Abrahams swimming.
  • Nation & World

    ‘Then, I wanted to run’

    Navy SEAL veteran Dan Cnossen, severely wounded in Afghanistan, rebounded to graduate from the Kennedy School, and is bound for the Divinity School.

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    US ski Paralympian overcomes rare disease

    Cailtin Sarubbi is on leave from her freshman year at Harvard to race on the U.S. Ski Team at the 2010 Paralympics.

    1 minute
  • Nation & World

    The deep end: A place to feel free

    The notion of “the right attitude” is so played out in the world of sports — in pep talks and SportCenter sound bites, for instance — that one might question whether it carries any weight. In the case of Harvard swimmer Elizabeth Kolbe ’08, who is one of America’s premier Paralympic athletes, the answer is…

    5 minutes