Pushing his goggles snug to his face, Matt Hood looks down the lane before the 400-meter freestyle. Hood, a 28-year-old Special Olympics Athlete with Down syndrome, has had to overcome a lot to be a competitive swimmer.
Accomplished Athlete
Sports gives Columbia’s Matt Hood reason to feel successful
Sunday, June 3, 2007 | 2:26 a.m. CDT;
updated 11:55 a.m. CDT, Sunday, July 20, 2008
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