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OIF Community Event:

Interview with Mckenzie Coan


August 5, 2021 at 7:30pm ET

Before heading to Tokyo for the Paralympics, McKenzie Coan will join us to discuss her experiences as a US Paralympic Gold Medalist and OI community member.

Dr. Kara Ayers, former OIF Board of Directors member and US Paralympian, will interview McKenzie about her new memoir, Breaking Free, which will be available for presale on August 2, 2021.

To register for the call, click the Register Now button below or visit https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMof-GhqTIsGNz23EAsIwqQp9RB-1IedCAG.


In Breaking Free, McKenzie tells how she finds strength through swimming, despite the limited expectations placed on her by having osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bone disease. With her graceful freestyle stroke and never-quit attitude, McKenzie breaks through the barriers of disability and lives a full and spectacular life on the Paralympic stage and beyond.
Breaking Free shines light on the hottest topics in sport and life, from grit, determination, goal-setting, and sheer athleticism to mental health, self-care, body image, disability, discrimination, determination, family, humor, and hope.

McKenzie will be donating a portion of her presale profits to the OI Foundation. To learn more about her memoir and order a presale copy, visit her website at www.mckenziecoan.com/breaking-free.


Letters to Mckenzie

Send good luck wishes and words of encouragement to Mckenzie before she competes in the 2021 Paralympics by sending a letter to her in Tokyo! In order to receive your letter on time, it must arrive by August 3rd. Please send your letters to:

United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee
ATTN: Jamie Martin (Athlete: McKenzie Coan-Swimming)
1 Olympic Plaza
Colorado Springs, CO 80909

Once your letter arrives at the Olympic Committee it will be forwarded on to Tokyo.

Details

Date:
August 5, 2021
Time:
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm