The Eyes Free Sports Podcast: Ep. 23 - A Chat with Multitalented Blind Athlete Damian Parra

<p>In Episode 23 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, all-around young blind athlete Damian Parra joins host Greg Lindberg to discuss: </p> <ul><li>Why he suddenly lost a good amount of vision around age three</li> <li>Why his family moved from New York to Seattle to give Damian a better future</li> <li>How he got into playing blind sports by attending the Washington State School for the Blind (WSSB)</li> <li>How he got into goalball and competing in goalball tournaments</li> <li>His first national goalball tournament at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) in St. Augustine, FL and an Austin, TX national tournament in 2019</li> <li>Getting to play with a goalball team from British Columbia in another tournament thanks to decorated Paralympic goalball athlete Jen Armbruster</li> <li>His involvement in the USA Goal Ball Facebook Group and how it has inspired him in many ways</li> <li>His advice for being successful at goalball</li> <li>How he got into powerlifting and the most he has lifted</li> <li>How he got into swimming</li> <li>The training programs he has taken from Youth Employment Solutions through the Washington State Department of Services for the Blind</li> <li>His career goals and one profession he hopes to attain</li> </ul> <p> </p>