Meet six-year old disable swimming champion  

Meet Ismail Zulfic, the 6-year-old, who has conquered the pools across Bosnia despite being disabled.

Ismail was born without arms and a deformed foot. To perform most tasks, he must twist and turn his back -- which makes therapy a necessity.

No so long ago, his parents had to coax him into the pool for his water therapy treatments. A previous encounter with a rubber pool left the young boy shaken and apprehensive of the water.

But then he met Kapo, who set up the Spid swimming club more than a year ago after noticing that many disabled swimmers went to the pool without professional supervision. Kapo taught Ismail to swim.

"After a few months of practice Ismail was able to dive in and swim the length of the Olympic sized pool without any help," Kapo told Al Jazeera, explaining that the boy's success was the result of mutual trust and Ismail's determination.

A year later Ismail powered to the finish of the 50-metre back stroke, well ahead of rivals, some nearly twice his age, at the regional competition in Zagreb.

"I like to win," a smiling Ismail told Reuters, adding he also holds a medal in skiing. It wasn't long before Ismail could swim a lap of the pool unassisted.

A year later this determined boy would walk toward his assigned lane ready to compete in his first regional competition.

Not only would Ismail blow competitors years older than him out of the water in the 50-meter backstroke, but he would also take home his very first gold medal.

The Spid swim club made quite the debut taking home an additional 5 gold medals and 2 silvers.