Jaime Skeete: Role model and disabled swimming coach

Jaime Skeete

Jaime Skeete was born with a disability that saw him spending more time in the hospital than he did in school when he was a boy, but even with that challenge he not only excelled academically but by virtue of his determination he became a swimming coach at one of the better known swimming clubs in Guyana.

For Jaime learning to swim was one of his greatest achievements, and today as he works with young people he always encourages them to strive for their best and never allow difficulties to stand in their way.

Jamie, who walks with the aid of crutches, is a swimming coach at the Dolphin Swim Club and is employed with the