Team GB will be represented at the World Transplant Games by a swimming instructor who underwent a liver transplant.
A member of the Stroud Masters Swimming Club and a swimming instructor at Stratford Park Leisure Centre, Kelly Young, 28, is.
Ms. Young underwent a liver transplant from her mother in 1994 after being born with Biliary Atresia, a rare condition affecting the liver and bile ducts.
Since she was eight years old, Ms. Young has competed in the swimming at the British Transplant Games.
She is getting ready to compete in the World Games for the first time after winning the competition in 2022.
Team GB will take a plane to Perth, Australia, where they will meet up with more than a thousand other transplant athletes and live donors from 60 different nations.
Ms. Young stated: "I have participated in the British Games since I was a young child, but being chosen for the World Games feels like a tremendous honor.
"My transplant saved my life, and as a result, I've been able to lead a fairly normal life," she continued.
"I sincerely hope to increase public understanding of organ donation while showcasing on a global scale how wonderful life can be after a transplant. ".
Ms. Young has been a swimming instructor at Everyone Active's Stratford Park Leisure Centre for seven years, and she also uses the facility for her training.
She must raise the necessary funds on her own and is asking the public for assistance in doing so in order to pay for her travel, lodging, insurance, and team uniform.
