>>VIC MICOLUCCI: POSITIVELY, JAX SWIMMING, BIKING, RUNNING A JACKSONVILLE TEAM IS
CELEBRATING SOME BIG WINS THIS
MORNING AFTER COMPETING FOR
TEAM FLORIDA IN THIS YEAR’S
SPECIAL OLYMPICS. HOW
IMPRESSIVE IS THAT AT 15?
CALEB PREWITT IS THE YOUNGEST
MEMBER, THE YOUNGEST MEMBER OF
THE TRIATHLON TEAM AND THE
YOUNGEST PERSON WITH DOWN
SYNDROME TO COMPLETE A FULL
SPRINT TRIATHLON. HE JOINS US
ALONG WITH HIS AMAZING MOTHER.
KAREN, WHO IS THERE EVERY STEP
OF THE WAY? FIRST OFF,
CONGRATULATIONS, MY FRIEND. I
WAS FOLLOWING THIS ON SOCIAL
MEDIA AND JUST SO EXCITED TO
SEE ALL OF YOUR SUCCESS.
>> YOU WON BIG YEAH, MOM. I
MEAN, I’VE BEEN FORTUNATE
ENOUGH TO FOLLOW CALLEBS
JOURNEY FOR ONE FOR 5 YEARS.
SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I MEAN,
HE’S REALLY JUST SETTING THE
SKY IS THE LIMIT.
>> HE’S HE’S REALLY HARD TO
BELIEVE THAT. JUST A YEAR AGO,
HE HAD YET TO COMPLETE HIS
FULL FIRST FULL SPRINT TRY.
AND NOW HE’S DONE. I THINK
THIS POINT. SO WE’RE JUST SO
EXCITED ABOUT HIS PROGRESS AND
THE STRIDES THAT HE’S MADE.
AND LIKE YOU SAID, YOU KNOW,
THE SKY’S THE LIMIT. SO WE’RE
SURE. LITERALLY GREAT STRIDES
THAT YOU’VE TAKEN.
>> HOW WAS IT? DID YOU HAVE
FUN? A LOT OF FUN.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: YOU KNOW,
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THOSE VIDEOS,
YOU JUST SEE THIS, THE SMILE
ON HIS FACE. I MEAN, HE’S HE’S
JUST GRINNING FROM EAR TO EAR.
DOING SOME THINGS THAT A LOT
OF US WOULDN’T SMILE THE
SWIMMING. I MEAN, SO SOME
DIFFICULT TASKS. THIS TIME YOU
ARE ABLE CALEB TO TAKE HOME
THE SILVER MEDAL FOR 1000
METERS IN THE UNIFIED OPEN
WATERS TONIGHT. IS RIGHT,
YEAH. SO A LOT OF FRIENDS,
TOO. I MEAN, TELL ME WHAT THIS
HAS DONE FOR JUST GOING
THROUGH THIS PROCESS MEETING.
THESE PEOPLE COMPETING
TRAINING EVERY SINGLE DAY.
>> IT’S REALLY CHANGED OUR
LIVES. I OUR OUR FOCUS IS YOU
KNOW, GETTING BETTER EVERY
DAY. WE’RE TRAINING EVERY DAY.
SO IT’S A LOT TIME IN THE GYM
TIME IN THE POOL. TIME OUT ON
THE ROAD. AND LIKE YOU SAID,
HE’S NOT A LOT OF NEW FRIENDS
OF FRIENDS FROM THE CENTRAL
FLORIDA AREA THAT WE DID NOT
KNOW BEFORE AND AND IN
PARTICULAR. HIS GUIDE STEVEN
WRIGHT, WHO IS ALONG WITH THEM
EVERY STEP OF THE WAY, MAKING
SURE THAT HE’S SAFE AND THAT
HE STAYS ON TRACK. AND SO TELL
ME ABOUT HOW HE’S BEEN ABLE TO
GROW AS A PERSON. OBVIOUSLY, I
CAN SEE.
>> YOU KNOW, YOUR BIGGER AND
STRONGER EVERY TIME I MEET
YOU. ALSO 15 KNOW, IT’S THAT
TIME WHERE YOU REALLY.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: YOU KNOW,
REALLY GROW AND BLOSSOM IN.
BUT BUT JUST TELL ME ABOUT THE
THE PERSON THAT THAT CALEB IS
IS BECOMING THROUGH THE
SPECIAL OLYMPICS.
>> I’M BECOMING MORE MATURE
AND YEAH, I THINK MATURITY
COMES ALL. AND YOU JUST YOU
KNOW, HE’S ALWAYS HAD
SELF-CONFIDENCE. BUT I
SELF-CONFIDENCE, WILLIE BROWN,
YOU KNOW, HE KNOWS THAT HE CAN
DO THINGS THAT A LOT OF US CAN
DO. SO I THINK THAT REALLY
PLAYS A PART OF, YOU KNOW, I’M
MAKING SURE THAT YOU FEEL GOOD
ABOUT YOURSELF AND AND
PROMOTING THAT. YEAH. AND IT’S
INSPIRING SHOWING THOSE
MUSCLES RIGHT?
>> YOU CAN PAUSE, RIGHT? LET’S
LET’S SEE. I’M KAYLA
DEFINITELY FEARS. I DON’T WANT
TO GO UP AGAINST YOU IN A
COMPETITION.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: YOUR MESSAGE
TO TO OTHER FAMILIES? OTHER
FAMILIES IN THE SPECIAL NEEDS
COMMUNITY WHO? WHO MAYBE HAVE
BEEN TOLD YOUR CHILD CAN NOT
DO THIS, WHICH A UNFORTUNATELY
IS THE CASE FOR A LOT OF
PARENTS. AND YOU KNOW IT
ALRIGHT, VICE IS TO IS TO TRY,
JUST GO OUT THERE AND,
>> YOU SET YOUR SIGHTS ON
SOMETHING, MAYBE NOT
TRIATHLON, BUT MAYBE SOMETHING
ELSE LIKE YOU KNOW, OUR MUSIC
OR WHATEVER YOUR INTERESTS ARE
AND JUST GO FOR IT BECAUSE,
YOU KNOW, LIFE IS TOO SHORT.
SO, YOU GOT TO TRY FOR FOR
WHAT YOU CAN DO AND AND SHOW
THE WORLD WHAT YOU CAN DO
RIGHT?
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: I WRITE LOVE
TO SEE IT. SO PROUD OF YOU.
YOU KNOW THAT I AM A HUGE FAN.
WANT TO SHOW EVERYBODY THIS
BEFORE WE LEAVE. THIS IS THIS
IS MY NEWEST ADDITION TO THE
WARDROBE. CALLEBS CREW RIGHT
THAT’S WHAT THEY CALL IT.
CALEB SCREW. YOU CAN FOLLOW
THEM ON SOCIAL MEDIA RIGHT?
THERE WE GO. TEAM CALEB RIGHT
THERE, MY SO PROUD OF YOU.
KAREN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
COMING ON. AND PEOPLE CAN JUST
LOOK UP CALEB PREWITT ONLINE
AND FOLLOW HIS JOURNEYS IN A
SO. KEEP WATCHING MUCH MORE TO
COME. MY FRIEND. WAIT TO SEE