An Athlete’s Triumph
Mike Savicki still leads an active, competitive life 23 years after spinal injury
On a sunny fall morning at Pensacola Beach, Fla., in 1990, Mike Savicki’s life changed forever. After finishing a volleyball game with a buddy, Savicki waded into the water and dove under an incoming wave to rinse off the sand. But the wave broke early and pushed his head down. His body wasn’t strong enough to absorb the downward force and the violent movement of hitting the Gulf floor. Conscious but floating upside down, Savicki was unable to move much more than his shoulders and neck. A Life Flight helicopter took him to an area hospital, where tests confirmed broken C6 and C7 vertebrae.
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