Colby
Kosteniuk
Sport: Swimming
Province: Saskatchewan
Hometown: Regina
Biography:
16-year-old Colby has been with Special Olympics for four years and has won six medals. Colby attends F.W. Johnson Collegiate in Regina. For the English class all students were asked to give a presentation on a topic they are passionate about. Colby spoke about people with intellectual disabilities, their ability to lead normal lives and why they belong in this world and should be treated the same as anybody else. He received so much credit for his presentation, his grade in English was 94%. He is glad he was brave enough to have his voice heard.