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ROLA™ is proud to sponsor Aaron Scheidies

 

Aaron is a 25 yr. old that has overcome more in his short life than many conquer in a lifespan. Born with a hereditary eye condition that slowly deteriorates his central vision, Aaron now has 10% of the vision of a fully sighted person. After battling through hard times in his early teens, Aaron found the sport of triathlon and turned his life around. Beginning with sprint triathlon and continuing up the triathlon pyramid, Aaron is now a three time triathlon World Champion and has traveled around the world competing in over 70 triathlons. In 2005, Aaron teamed up with four other blind individuals to conquer the world's single most grueling event, the Ironman triathlon (2.4 mi. Swim, 112 mi. Bike, 26.2 mi. Run).

Just as he is a multi-dimensional athlete, he also excels in all aspects of life. In college at Michigan State University Aaron had a perfect 4.0 GPA, was the president of the MSU Triathlon Club, volunteered over 100 hrs. helping other students with disabilities and was inducted into the Athletes with Disabilities Hall of Fame. He graduated with a BS in Kinesiology and is currently getting his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of Washington.

Aaron has started a public speaking career and has spoken in Thailand for the Young Presidents Organization, motivated Janus financial executives and represented the US Paralympic hopefuls for the New York City 2012 Olympic bid. On the screen he plays "himself" in the documentary Victory Over Darkness.

Aaron has set future goals for himself in athletics. Recently, Aaron accomplished a long standing goal by breaking a world record and becoming the only disabled athlete to break 2 hr. in an International distance triathlon, a feat only accomplished by a select few "able-bodied" athletes.

What is most impressive in this young man's life is his never-ending spirit and humble demeanor. We're proud to be associated with Aaron, and proud to be a part of his continuing quest for excellence in everything he does.
 

Watch an interview of Aaron with Fox TV Chicago
 
Read an interview of Aaron with NPR
 

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