National Swimming Award for Cystic Fibrosis Three Year Old

Disabled Swimmer 300x167 National Swimming Award for Cystic Fibrosis Three Year OldA three-year-old girl from Greater Manchester, who has cystic fibrosis, has received national recognition for her swimming abilities.

Eva Higgins has been named Amateur Swimming Association Disabled Swimmer of the Year for being able to swim more than 100m, despite her condition.

She has to take 40 pills and needs two hours treatment a day but this is forgotten when she jumps in the pool.

“We want to inspire other children,” her mother Penny Higgins said.

Source: BBC News.

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