Junior Eleanor Guipe finds her passion for creating an inclusive community 

As cheering voices echo through the water, Eleanor Guipe feels confident that among those voices is her father’s. For all 11 years that Guipe has been swimming, her dad has always been by her side. This connection has not only helped her achieve her swimming dreams but has also given her new passions and aspirations. Guipe’s father’s experience as a special education teacher at her school opened her eyes to the discrimination and shame that surrounds the disabled community. She specifically observed this in her school environment.

“They used to hide the kids in middle school, we didn’t have Best Buddies or any program that allowed them to connect with the rest of the kids,” Guipe said. “There was a kid that they wouldn’t let go on field trips because he …
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