Thomas Wilson

Impairment information

Type of Impairment

Limb deficiency

Origin of Impairment

Congenital

Classification

SB-LL1

Further personal information

Residence

Rocky Mount, NC, USA

Languages

English

Sport specific information

Why this sport?

He enjoys a variety of extreme sports like snowboarding, surfing, wakeboarding, and rock climbing. "I definitely crave that adrenaline rush. I just have the drive for adventure and to conquer the unknown. I think that's one thing that's helped me overcome the challenges of different sports."

General interest

Hobbies

Rock climbing, surfing, wakeboarding, sailing, skateboarding, playing the guitar. (wralsportsfan.com, 30 Aug 2018; discovernac.org, 01 Jan 2018)

Sporting philosophy / motto

"Anyone can do anything, as long as you put your mind to it and you have that drive." (wralsportsfan.com, 30 Aug 2018)

Other sports

He has competed in Para swimming at state level in United States of America. He also represented the United States of America at the 2018 World Adaptive Surfing Championships in La Jolla, CA, United States of America. (Instagram profile, 18 Dec 2018; wralsportsfan.com, 30 Aug 2018)

Ambitions

To compete at the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing. (gofundme.com, 02 Aug 2018)

Impairment

He was born without a right femur due to a condition called proximal femoral focal deficiency [PFFD]. He wears a prosthetic from the waist down. (gofundme.com, 02 Aug 2018)