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Top ten cnn heroes live from new york. to kick things off, we travel across the pond to northern england. jemima browning has been a swimmer all her life. she shares a love of the sport with her siblings, especially her brother will, who has down syndrome. when jemima realized people didn't have the ability to reach their goals, should he created the tad caster stingrays. it's an inclusive swim squad for kids with intellectual and developmental disabilities. they reap the lifelong benefits of be being part of a team. she's showing her swimmers that their worth included, they matter, and they c...

Brother, then i was the one to do something. >> four 100s, so four lengths, four times. >> it's a swim squad for young people with learning and physical disabilities from the age of 11 to 18. it affords them the equal opportunities that mainstream swimmers get to compete and to train with their friends. >> freya, you're on the 30. >> the sessions themselves just create a really safe environment for the swimmers where they can just be themselves and people don't say, they've got a disability, therefore they can't do this. we look at the person first. stingray sessions run much like a mainstream...

Massive difference in other people's lives. they can absolutely show other people that just because you have a disability doesn't mean you can't do exactly the same as everybody else. >> stingrays! >> jemima hopes the swim squad serves as a springboard for a more inclusive future. coming up, meet a 12-year-old who is helping the homeless one blessing bag at a time. >> announcer: young wonders, a cnn heroes special, is brought to you by cisco, the bridge to possible. tune in to cnn heroes, an all-star tribute sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern. and if i didn't find a donor, i probably wouldn't...