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Primary 5 pupil Bryan Lee, who lives with spinal muscular atrophy, with his parents and his para swimming medals.

Feeling free in water: 10-year-old boy with spinal muscular atrophy learns to defy physical limits

Photo from The Straits Times

The article profiles 10-year-old Bryan Lee, who has spinal muscular atrophy, and shows how swimming gives him a rare sense of freedom and strength despite his physical limitations, helping him build confidence, compete in para swimming, and dream of representing Singapore. It highlights the tough journey his parents faced securing inclusive education and coping with surgeries and social stigma, and notes that support from his swimming coach and his physiotherapist from social service agency AWWA has helped him grow significantly more confident and outspoken over the past four years.

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