Ali Truwit wins silver in Paralympics after losing leg in shark attack

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Swimmer ali truid is gearing up for her next event in the 2024 paralympics just a year after losing her leg the connecticut native was celebrating her college graduation in may 2023 when a shark bite forced doctors to amputate her leg below the knee but ally turned tragedy into motivation now 14 months... Read more

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This is a story of resilience courage and unwavering spirit a story of how a young swimmer went from being a victim of a harrowing shark attack to a determined par olympic swimmer this is the story of alexandra truwit in may 2023 just 2 days after her graduation from yale alexandra truwit fondly known... Read more

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I want to take you back a little bit if that's all right and i'm interested in how how do you go from being told you know you may not swim again to achieving the victory that you did what happens in between there yeah it's it's crazy like never ever thought i'd be able to get back to this level now... Read more

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Hold on to your seats folks team usa is on fire in an electrifying opener at the 2024 par olympics team usa's men's wheelchair basketball team clenched a thrilling victory over spain with a final score of 66 to 56 this win marks their third consecutive triumph over spain this summer jake williams was... Read more

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Mein name ist mir dann mag ich betreibe die sportart schwimmen und beim nachwuchs sportlerin des monats juli das zweite mal also zum zweiten mal nachwuchs gold darin des monats geboren zu sein sehr viel ich habe mich natürlich riesig darüber und ich hoffe es gibt noch mehr vorkommt [musik] seit der... Read more

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Next event in the pool the 100 meter [music] freestyle parah ev wom's freyle we have ory rard the well-known canadian 10 time par olympic medalist world record holder in this very event let's meet the athletes now in lane number nine will be jessica tiny classific is s5 she is from ajax a suburb here... Read more

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Many athletes have struggled through the challenges of covert 19. but at canberra's australian institute of sport ahmed kelly is swimming against the tide his third paralympic appearance has been delayed until at least next year the uncertainty is a challenge he's taking head on we've just really tried... Read more

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Hold on to your seats sports fans the paralympics are here the paris 2024 par olympic games have kicked off with a bang and wheelchair basketball is stealing the show day one saw intense matchups with great britain's men's team beating germany and team usa triumphing over spain in the women's division... Read more

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Um wow basically [music] yeah um yeah i don't know it's um it's a strange thing to put in words and especially as about two hours sleep i probably don't have the linguistic skills to kind of say how i feel but yeah just a great achievement and i've been eyeing out for quite a long while and it's finally... Read more

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345-paralympic swimming ladies and gentlemen the most transformative sport event on earth is about to begin those who are in the stadium are on their feet it's just a long niggly climb cuz it is desperation now and there it is gold what a result another remarkable athlete about to write another chapter... Read more

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Yale swimmer ali trit was celebrating the turks and kos 2 days after her graduation in the spring of 2023 when she was attacked by a shark about 75 yard from shore true its swimming skills along with teammate sophie pilton quick thinking of applying a tourniquet proved crucial as she was airlifted to... Read more