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RISE Above: Domingo Santoyo

By Mike Grimala
ESPN RISE Magazine

Monday, September 28, 2009

Domingo Santoyo had to learn to float before he could learn to swim. The senior from Rivera (Brownsville, Texas) had always been afraid of water. Born without arms, Domingo spent the first 16 years of his life trying to avoid the stuff. But once he decided to take up swimming last summer, he was committed to overcoming his phobia. "It was something I had to do," he says. "I had to conquer my fears. It wasn't a choice for me. I had to beat it." The first step was simply getting in the water. D ...

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