Hans was diagnosed with testicular cancer earlier this year.  He is currently a junior studying English literature and political science at Florida State University.  He is undergoing treatment, but continues with his studies and his fight to live, despite the advice of many professors to take some time off.  He will be the first in his family with a college degree!  Although he cannot swim as actively as he used to, and he sees cancer as a bigger hurdle than he is used to, it’s not big enough to stop him from pursuing his ambitions.