U.S. Paralympians Talk About Their Favorite Moments at the Paralympic Games at Team USA Hous...
U.S. Paralympians talked about their favorite moments at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
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Age
26
Hometown
Darien, CT
Education
Yale University '23
Classification: S10
Quick Facts
- Founded non-profit strongerthanyouthink.org to provide opportunities and resources to individuals with limb loss and promote water safety
- Served as co-president of the Yale Women's Athletic Council and co-president of the Yale chapter of The Women's Network
- Loves to bake and founded Truwit’s Treats
- Founded non-profit strongerthanyouthink.org to provide opportunities and resources to individuals with limb loss and promote water safety
- Was a four-year letter winner while swimming for Yale University
- Lost her foot and part of her leg in a shark attack two days after graduation in 2023
- Her former teammate and friend, Sophie Pilkinton, applied a tourniquet on her leg after the attack
- Swam for the Chelsea Piers Swim Team when she was a teenager
Paralympic Experience
- 1-time Paralympian; 2-time Paralympic medalist (2 silver)
- Paralympic Games Paris 2024, silver (400m Freestyle S10 - Women, 100m Backstroke S10 - Women)
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