"He cares.” At that time, Perda had long dreamed of having his name posted on the Duxbury High swimming record board that ...

Just as people get on waiting lists and sign ... she no longer wanted to wear the “baby” floaties. She wanted to jump off the ...

"I can still remember laying face up and hearing other people jump off the jetty while I waited for an ambulance to arrive," he said. "I was in excruciating pain, something I could never describe." ...

Duxbury High swimming coach Doug Backlund remembers kids in Perda's youth swim class jumping off the diving board, playing around ... "He has someone else’s heart inside of him.