Trischa’s parents refused to let blindness decide her future. 🏊 Trischa Zorn | Para Swimming | 55 Paralympic Medals Long before the medals, Donna and her husband made one parenting decision that shaped everything. They refused to let blindness become their daughter’s identity. Instead of lowering expectations, they helped her compete alongside fully sighted swimmers, wake up for 5 AM practices, and chase the same standard as everyone else. Sometimes the greatest gift a parent gives isn’t making life easier. It’s believing your child is capable of more than the world expects. ⁉️ Where might you be protecting your child from something they’re actually capable of overcoming? ⁉️ 👩‍🔬 I spent years decoding what elite athlete parents actually did. The uncomfortable truth about how athletes are really made. 🏘️🌴 It takes a strategic village to raise an athlete. This is your village. 🥇 #trischazorn #paralympian #paraswimming #reelsinstagram #parentingathletes