DVIDS – Video – Underwater Footage of 2024 Team Navy Adaptive Sports Swimmers

PORT HUENEME, CALIF. – Nearly 40 seriously wounded, ill, and injured service members from the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard prepared to compete in the 2024 Department of Defense Warrior Games during Team Navy Training Camp. Team Navy Training Camp took place April 22 – May 1, 2024, in advance of the Warrior Games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Fla., June 21 – 30, 2024.

Underwater footage provided courtesy of Swim Coach Mike Austin.

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About Adaptive Athletics

Fitness and teamwork are a way of life in the military. Serious illness or injury can profoundly impact that way of life, often confining a service member to a hospital bed and significantly altering their physical capabilities. Adaptive athletics are sports that have been modified to meet the abilities of injured or ill individuals. They help wounded warriors build strength and endurance, while also drawing inspiration from their teammates. All wounded warriors enrolled in Navy Wounded Warrior are encouraged to …