Overview

• On July 20, 2025, McDavid, born without arms and legs, completed the 2.4 km swim across Starnberger See in 1 hour 31 minutes, beating his self-set two-hour goal.
• He propels himself through the water using an adaptive rhythm of seven wave-like dolphin movements through his body followed by a breath.
• McDavid overcame a childhood fear of water after a near-drowning incident and long exclusion from school swimming lessons.
• As ambassador for Stiftung Deutschland Schwimmt, he is advocating for universal swim education for children with and without disabilities.
• After a summer training break, he will prepare for the German short-course Para-swimming championships scheduled for November.