Hi Ryan is a 14 year old S14 para swimmer. Ryan was born with a very rare skin disease CMN/NCM which means 80% of his body is covered in moles. These moles are also on ryans spinal cord and brain, located on his temporal lobe and pons. The moles irritate the nerves and messgaing signals in ryans brain and cause him to have difficulties in learning and retaining information. . He struggles daily with a poor working memory and also has ASD to complicate things. Ryan is also at a higher risk of developing melanoma due to the many moles and requires regular MRI scans to check for any changes. Despite all of his problems he loves to swim competativley, and trains 6 times a week with blackpool aquatics swim club.. He would love to represent GB in the world INAS games in brisbane 2019.. In the UK, one of the main barriers to success for young athletes like ryan , is the increasing expense of training and competing at the higher levels within their sport.