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Regan Linton Debuts Documentary Imperfect
Swim With Mike Scholarship Alumni Regan Linton (UCSD MFA '13) debuts a film, Imperfect, she co-directed with features at the ReelAbilities Film Festival and Downtown LA Film Festival. An award-winning actor, director, and filmmaker, Regan currently serves as artistic director of Phamaly Theatre Company in Denver, a preeminent nonprofit theatre for professional actors with disabilities. Regan has performed nationwide and uses her passion for acting to enact change while entertaining audiences. The documentary will be featured at the Downtown LA Film Festival, highlighting the stories of actors with disabilities that defy stereotypes to fulfill their passion for music and performance in a version of Kander, Ebb, and Fosse's Broadway musical, Chicago.
Tickets to the Downtown LA Film Festival are $15. Enter code Imperfect25 to get 25% off.
Ian Malesiewski - No Sad Stories
As a 16-year-old and ascending in the sports of wrestling and football, Ian Malesiewski broke his neck while wrestling at the United States World Team Trials. He went on to complete his junior and senior years in high school in one year, graduate at the top of his class at the University of Miami as a neuroscience major, and was accepted to Harvard Law School. Watch the video "No Sad Stories - Ian Malesiewski."
Mike Nyeholt Hero of the Game
Swim with Mike Co-Founder and namesake receives the Hero of the Game Award at the USC-Wisconsin game on September 28, 2024, before a cheering crowd of 74,118.
Alum and Board Member Natalie Buchoz
Swim with Mike alum and board member Natalie Buchoz - "When you know this world is a temporary assignment, you will find beauty in the darkest moments and can go into them knowing the light will always lead you through." Watch her Instagram reel "Reborn"
