Swimmer Travis Pollen '12 Profiled on Comcast SportsNet
Swimmer Travis Pollen '12
Profiled on Comcast SportsNet
by Mark Anskis
9/3/10
Men's swimmer Travis Pollen '12, an above-knee amputee who earlier this year became an American record holder and national champion, is featured in the latest episode of Comcast SportsNet's 'Net Impact Philly. The profile of Pollen, a physics major from Elkins Park, Pa., began airing on Sept. 3 and continues throughout the month.
Pollen's incredible accomplishments in the pool, which include breaking the six-year-old paralympic S9 American record in the 100-yard freestyle and capturing the national championship in the S9 classification 50-meter freestyle, have already been covered by Sports Illustrated and Philadelphia's NBC affiliate.
'Net Impact with Travis Pollen Air Dates:
Fri., Sept. 3 6:30 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 5 11:00 p.m.
Tues., Sept. 14 11:30 p.m.
Thurs., Sept. 23 6:30 p.m.
Fri., Sept. 24 6:30 & 11 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 25 6:30 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 1 6:30 p.m.
