Costa, right, with a First Swim participant.
Photograph courtesy of OPAF.
The
Orthotic & Prosthetic Activities Foundation (OPAF) named Mabio
Costa to the role of First Swim Director. Costa, who has a congenital
transtibial amputation, is a prosthetic technician with Prosthetic
Orthotic Associates in Orlando, Florida. He has been a First Swim
instructor since 2011, and has hosted First Swim clinics across the
country. Costa is a two-time world champion triathlete, winning in his
native Brazil in 1996 and in the United States in 2004.
First
Swim is part of the OPAF First Clinics that offer introductory-level
adaptive recreation for people with physical and mobility challenges.
