From swimming tappers to runners tied by tethers, here’s everything to know about Paralympic guides keeping athletes safe and seting them up for success.
No athlete makes it to the top of their sport without a support team. For Paralympians, that crew often includes a guide, pilot, or assistant—someone there with them during the competition, sometimes step for step or stroke for stroke. This year, Team USA is sending five guides—three men and two women—to support its 220 athletes.
A stoker does more than just pedal—some memorize the course so they’re aware of the twists and turns that are coming up, and they might remind the pilot to stay hydrated. “You have to have a chemistry, be on the same page, and you have to be consistent ,” Mark-Anthony Sanchez, a pilot who has worked with many top para-cyclists, told USParaCycling.org. 5. Para-triathlete guides have a bunch of roles.
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