Hello APE podcast listeners and welcome to another episode/post on the What's New in APE platform! For this episode, I was able to bring back 2x Paralympian Jessica Heims to talk about here recent experiences with competing in the 2020 Paralympics and navigating COVID.
Jessica is a 2x Paralympian for the USA Track and Field team and a professional sprinter and discus thrower. She is also a recent graduate from the University of Northern Iowa, where she competed on the University's track and field team as a discus thrower and sprinter. Furthermore, Jessica recently broke two world records in discus throwing. You can see the video here. To learn more about Jessica's background, you can read this article from Disabled Sports. In addition, you can follow Jessica on Twitter @Jessie_Heims.
