Vivian Stancil Homegrown Heroes Full Interview
Item
Title
Vivian Stancil Homegrown Heroes Full Interview
Identifier
2024.017.004
Type
Moving Image
Description
This interview with Vivian Stancil was conducted on May 7, 2024. Vivian shares her life story, including her challenging childhood in foster care, her diagnosis of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) that led to vision loss, and her perseverance in pursuing education and becoming a teacherin Long Beach.
After retiring from teaching, Vivian was told by her doctor that she would not live to 60 if she did not make significant life changes. From that point, Vivian made a major life style change through swimming as a sport. Through her love for swimming, Vivian dedicated herself to community service, founding two non-profit organizations - Christian Intercessors of the Nations and the Vivian Stancil Olympian Foundation. The Olympian Foundation focuses on drowning prevention, providing free swimming lessons and water safety education, especially for underprivileged children and adults. Vivian herself learned to swim as an adult and went on to compete in the Senior Olympics, winning numerous medals.
After retiring from teaching, Vivian was told by her doctor that she would not live to 60 if she did not make significant life changes. From that point, Vivian made a major life style change through swimming as a sport. Through her love for swimming, Vivian dedicated herself to community service, founding two non-profit organizations - Christian Intercessors of the Nations and the Vivian Stancil Olympian Foundation. The Olympian Foundation focuses on drowning prevention, providing free swimming lessons and water safety education, especially for underprivileged children and adults. Vivian herself learned to swim as an adult and went on to compete in the Senior Olympics, winning numerous medals.
Subject
Disability Rights
Non-profit organizations
Spatial Coverage
Riverside (Calif.)
Temporal Coverage
1947-2024
Creator
Scherly Virgill
Date
5/7/2024
Contributor
Vivian Stancil
Format
.mov
Language
English
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