Wake County swimmer with autism ready to go for gold

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Thursday, February 1, 2018
Autistic swimmer preps for Special Olympics
Bryan Henry is a Triangle swimmer who is getting ready for the Special Olympics.

WAKE COUNTY, NC (WTVD) -- Bryan Henry, a 25-year-old swimmer, is getting ready to participate in the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games.

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Henry is one of 61 athletes who will represent Team North Carolina.

Henry, who is autistic, began swimming as an outlet for his energy; now, he has won several gold medals.

All of the athletes are being asked to raise $2,018 to offset the cost of their USA Games attendance.

If you want to help Henry, you can click the donation link.

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