Paralympian 2016
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Hear from Charlie
- Who do you admire most? "My parents for omitting the words disability and failure while raising me and highlighting the word love."
CareerTimeline
Most Notable
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Discovered sitting volleyball in 2009 while attending the Endeavor Games in Edmond, Okla.
Events
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2019 Parapan American Games - Silver
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2018 World ParaVolley World Championships
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2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro
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2016 ParaVolley Intercontinental Cup
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2015 Parapan American Games - Silver
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2014 World ParaVolley World Championships
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2012 Intercontinental Cup in Cairo, Egypt
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2011 Parapan American Games - Silver
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2011 Continental Cup
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2011 Sarajevo Open
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2010 Sitting World Championships
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2010 Parapan American Championship - Silver
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2010 WOVD World Cup
Personal Highlights
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Born without ankle bones or the small, non-weight bearing fibula bone in his lower legs
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He is a certified flight paramedic, and has worked a variety of disasters, including the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
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Wrote "Swearingen's Resource and Study Guide for Critical Care Transport Clinicians"
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Charlie played baseball through college. He also played beach volleyball on the Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Charlie is working on his PhD in physiology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center
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Father Gene Swearingen past away in 2013, Mother's name is Jan Swearingen, Sister's name is Susan Scott
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Wife's name is Marge Fraser Swearingen