„Superhuman” with disability broke Guinness record in diving
Faisal Al-Mosawi, diver and athlete from Kuwait decided to prove to himself and to the rest of the world that his disability is not an obstacle in making dreams come true and breaking world records in extreme sports. This incredible 33 years old man was dreaming of breaking world record in fast diving for 10 km for 13 years, exactly since he had car accident which caused a complete legs paralysis. To achive his goal he has spent over 3 moths on training in pools of Kuweit and also a month in the open sea. Faisal broke world record which belonged to a person without any disability. Impressive 5h 24min is a huge barier to beat for many, the result becomes even more unbelievable if we think how Faisal moves under the water. Guinness record was broken only because the strenght of his arms. Preparation began from strenghtening his upper parts of body.

Physical aspect of this achivment is one thing, but psychological aspect is probably a key to every win. Self-determination, strong decisions, believing in himself and in his own dreams let Superhuman from Kuweit to do something impossible. Faisal was dreaming for a long time about becoming the fastest diver in the world, but only when he realized that there is just one obstacle, somwhere in his head he was able to achived something impossible for most of the people, even without disabilty.

The record was verified by a Guinness World Records offial adjudicator Ahmad Gabr who said: „We all feel proud of this achievement of breaking the previous record of a normal diver by almost an hour. I consider Faisal as superhuman." Al-Mosawi during one interview said that he truly and deeply believes that people with some disabilities are able to change a lot for people without disabilities. What he did is a great proof of the fact that our limitations are only in our heads and we can achive whatever we want. Faisal’s world record should be an inpiration and an encouragement for all of us.

2019-02-20 | Source: www.kuwaittimes.net