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What do cycling, golf, swimming, hockey, track and field, and archery all have in common? Two weeks ago, I would have answered, “They are all sports”. Today my answer is, “They are all sports that an individual can participate in, no matter what abilities they may have”. Last Saturday, on […]

New to the Team

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  “If this isn’t the Finish Line, why does it say FINISH?” It’s a reasonable question coming from a 10-year old 2-1/4 miles into a 3 mile race. From there we ran from light to shadow and from shadow to light the rest of the way down Boylston Street, staying […]

Crossing the Finish Line

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One thing to know about blind hockey: it’s unapologetically loud. Instead of a rubber puck that glides silently across the floor or ice, hockey players with visual impairment use a larger metal puck filled with eight ball bearings. Read More…

In the News: Playing hockey while blind

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I was born with glaucoma and aniridia, two conditions that leave me with no depth perception, only light perception vision out of my right eye and limited vision out of the left. I started to swim competitively when I was 8 years old. Four years ago, I was leaving a […]

Babcock tells story on USA Triathlon website

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