When Mike Nyeholt graduated from USC, he thought his budding swim career would take off.
“I was on the swim team from ’75 to ’78, three-time All-American. I’m a member three national championship teams. I graduated in 1978.”
But an unexpected crash steered him in a new direction.
“I was told that I’d never move again from the chest down.”
Lucky to have escaped with his life, he still felt defeated.
But a close friend helped him put everything in perspective.
The swimathon grew into a much bigger effort called “Swim With Mike.”
It’s now a huge scholarship fund with over 140 recipients. It helps folks that have had a serious accident or illness.
Mike was inspired to share his brave story as part of Universal Pictures “#IAmUnbroken” movement.
