Nathan Young DLY
Deaflympian DLY. Swimmer. Campaigning for 1572 days to #EndDeafSportDiscrimination. Failed by a government policy & those that follow its lead. If you can support one you can support all. Let’s secure our future & the future of #DeafSport
- DAY 1581 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK For the first time since returning from Tokyo, since representing my country , since representing myself I returned to the pool this week. #mentalhealth #deaf #athlete #swimming #SwimEngland #DeafSport #GMB #BBC
- DAY 1580 #MyChallenge to the Govt #DCMS #Lisanandy #NationalLottery As a boy I couldn’t play team sports. I couldn’t hear the shouting for the ball. I wanted to play but I wasn’t wanted on the team. #LFC Foundation ran football sessions every Saturday for kids like me youtu.be/EG26VSKnujA
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[Not loaded yet] - DAY 1579 #MyChallenge to the Govt #DCMS #lisanandy #NationalLottery Who decided that 1 #disability trumps another in Elite Sport Funding? YOU Who ignores an entirely disability? YOU Who #discriminates #deaf #children from the moment they are born? YOU No excuse No reason #silence #GMB #ITV
- DAY 1577 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @lisanandy @TNLUK More funding for grassroots sport & still NOTHING for elite deaf athletes. The height of discrimination by our Govt leaving an entire disability isolated, ignored & forgotten. How much more do we have to take? How much more can we take?
- DAY 1575 #MyChallenge to the Govt #DCMS #Lisanandy #NationalLottery I received a lot of kind messages after my post yesterday. Yes, I am looking forward to meeting #DCMS & having the opportunity to ask ‘Why have you #ignored me & more importantly lead the country in your stance?’ #GMB #MBE #itv
- DAY 1574 #MyChallenge to the Govt #DCMS #Lisanandy #NationalLottery So I’m heading back to the pool next week. The first time since #Tokyo. I don’t want to discuss why. Maybe oneday I’ll share my struggles but not now. Met up with my coach this week. We have a plan #MBE #GMB
- DAY 1573 #MyChallenge to the Govt #DCMS #LisaNandy #NationalLottery I ask you why? Why do you #discriminate #deaf #athletes? How did we deserve to be isolated, hidden & forgotten? My entire life discriminated because of you. So many questions & so much silence. WHY? #MBE #bbc #itv #gmb
- DAY 1572 #MyChallenge to the Govt #DCMS #LisaNandy #NationalLottery If our government hadn’t #discriminated deaf athletes, kept them hidden & silenced my journey would have been very different. I can’t let this continue Please support our deaf population & let’s secure the future of deaf children
- DAY 1571 #MyChallenge to the Govt #DCMS #LisaNandy #NationalLottery Just so I’m getting this right You don’t acknowledge, support or respect deaf athletes because your own policy discriminates us? You prevent deaf children from feeling included. The mental health of millions disregarded
- DAY 1570 #MyChallenge to the Govt #DCMS #LisaNandy #NationalLottery To think that a #GB athlete stands without #support #funding #equality #fairness because National Governing Bodies have to follow the Governments remit to only support #Olympic & #Paralympic athletes is shameful #politics #deaf
- DAY 1569 #MyChallenge to the Govt #DCMS #Lisanandy #NationalLottery We welcome the invitation from Stephanie Peacock to discuss the discrimination forced upon deaf athletes because of a policy that hides our existence. I will never understand why but will have the chance to ask that very question
- DAY 1568 #MyChallenge to the Govt #DCMS #lisanandy #NationalLottery Honesty > Truth > Strength > Reality My honesty - I have been unable to train since returning from #Tokyo My truth - I have only ever spoken the truth My strength pushed beyond anything I had ever imagined #Reality
- DAY 1567 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK We are all different & we all deserve the same support & respect. A Government Policy prevents that. Deaf athletes are left feeling worthless. Left to ‘make do’ whilst standing besides elite funded athletes You must do better
- DAY 1566 #MyChallenge to the Govt #DCMS #Lisanandy #NationalLottery In London for a few days & reflecting on my visit to #parliament & how for the first time I felt listened to. Now we need our government to lead our country & support us. That’s my #hope. #gmb #bbc #DeafSport #GB #sport
- I’m back on X if anyone’s still there? Just trying to end the unfairness. Please take a follow
- DAY 1565 #MyChallenge to the Govt #DCMS #LisaNandy #nationallottery If you support #1 you MUST support ALL 1565 days & everyday until #deaf #athletes stand with #equality with #fairness with #pride. A wrong that should never have been allowed & something those responsible should be accountable
- DAY 1564 #MyChallenge to the Govt #DCMS #LisaNandy #NationalLottery Since returning from #Tokyo I’ve received no acknowledgement for my achievements.No I didn’t win a medal but that doesn’t mean I didn’t achieve. It doesn’t mean I didn’t try. I tried with everything I had I didn’t fail me YOU DID
- DAY 1563 #MyChallenge to the Govt #DCMS #LisaNandy #NationalLottery As a deaf child I was incredibly isolated because of the lack of awareness. Here I am STILL isolated because of a government policy which #discriminates #deaf children & athletes. #swimming #saved me. No child should be hidden
- DAY 1561 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK Remember these words “TeamGB has done our country proud. Now it's our job to make sure the next generation has a clear path to making their dreams a reality”. With no support or acknowledgement for #DeaflympicsGB athletes how an we dream?
- As 2025 comes to an end, I’ve been reflecting on a big year, both in and out of the pool. #Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics was a huge part of that. Competing at the Deaflympics again reminded me why this campaign matters so much. #deafsport #sport #athletes #deaf #advocacy
- DAY 1559 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK I don’t like this photo. Probably the most difficult day for me. Also the day I had a voice. So many days, hours, minutes campaigning to get there. Whilst others keep their #silence, their excuses, their failure I will continue my fight
- DAY 1558 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK #Deaf people can achieve but when they are prevented from equality there’s no level playing field. Competing at the recent #Deaflympics highlighted this & yet STILL our Government have done nothing. The divide between athletes to great
- DAY 1557 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK A very Happy Christmas to you all & thank you for standing by me through my daily posts & fighting for what is right. Young Nathan was just a boy who had no idea of the impact he would one day make. He just had to convince everyone else
- DAY 1556 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK THE #truth is I haven’t been near a pool since returning from #Tokyo. I won’t go into details but I’m sure you can understand why. Having no hearing & spending 1556 days just asking for some understanding & some help. I don’t matter
- DAY 1555 #MyChallenge to this Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK When #X suspended my account I had to start again. Yes I appealed. No I have never received any reason for the suspension. If speaking the truth & fighting #discrimination is the reason then you have no idea how much more there is to tell
- DAY 1554 of my campaign to end the #discrimination of deaf athletes & 3 years of you supporting & loving me every step of the way.
- DAY 1553 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK Can you imagine what it’s like to be a deaf swimmer? Can you imagine a country ignoring your existence because they lack understanding? Can you imagine the #silence you lead? Can you imagine having to fight for respect? This is the UK
- DAY 1552 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK I gave it everything I could with everything I had but it wasn’t enough. It was never going to be enough. I stand proud as a deaf swimmer but I have been failed by a system funded by @DCMS & @TNLUK WE EXIST TOO #DCMS #NationalLottery
- DAY 1551 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK Elite UK deaf athletes are the only disabled elite sports group that has no access to public funding whatsoever, despite the Deaflympics being part of the Olympic family & the only games in which there is classification for deaf people
- DAY 1550 #MyChallenge to the Government @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK An unforgivable wrong lead by our govt fueled by #discrimination Competing against the worlds best with nothing, your silence so deafening I have never felt more powerful I fight for fairness I fight for my future I fight for truth
- DAY 1549 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK A completely different journey to that of Olympic & Paralympic swimmers NO funding NO support NO acknowledgment NO respect Please don’t quote #inclusitivity or #fairness. There isn’t any for deaf athletes Believe me, I know 1549 DAYS
- DAY 1548 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK “I’ve got nothing to lose” has given me the opportunity to share my story with you all but I have sacrificed so much in my fight to ensure no deaf athlete ever has to fight this fight. A sacrifice I made because of the failure of others
- DAY 1547 #MyChallenge to Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK If a country leads you along a path of discrimination then you must not walk that path. If you are walking that path now, then stop. Don’t follow. Instead callout the wong.Support us.Champion us @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @itvnews.bsky.social
- DAY 1546 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK “It’s our job to make sure the next generation has a clear path to making their dreams a reality”. Words directed at the hearing. Deaf athletes left on the ground like a falling branch, open to the elements The reality is so harsh #BBC
- DAY 1545 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @ Lisanandy @TNLUK The President of Ukraine ‘’We are proud of you & the way you show the world not only our willpower, but also remind everyone of this war & of how Ukraine is fighting for life. For a dignified peace’’. It’s shameful that I have this fight
- AY 1544 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK A country championing its athletes 🇺🇦 Congratulated & awarded our athletes & coaches of Ukraine's Ntl Deaflympics Team, who at the Deaflympics in Tokyo delivered outstanding performances winning 100 medals & securing 1st among 81 countries
- DAY 1543 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK
- DAY 1541 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK Today I was lucky to be selected to carry the 🇬🇧.The symbol of my country.A country that has shown no support or acknowledgement to its athletes. We have shown strength, commitment, pride in the face of blatant discrimination It must stop
