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  2. A shark attack nearly ended a star swimmer's career — but it ...

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    Now, just 15 months after the attack, Truwit is heading to Paris, where she will compete in the 100-meter and 400-meter freestyle and the 100-meter backstroke at the Paralympic Games.

  3. Achmat Hassiem - Wikipedia

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    Achmat Hassiem (born 6 May 1982) is a South African swimmer who was injured in an attack by a great white shark. He competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and he competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.

  4. Swimmer Ali Truwit reflects on competing at Paralympics after ...

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    Paralympian Ali Truwit competed for Team USA at the 2024 Paris Paralympics and won two silver medals. She reflects on losing her leg in a shark attack and how competing at the Paralympics was the ...

  5. Paralympian Ali Truwit Lost a Leg in a Shark Attack ... - AOL

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    Ali Truwit during the women's S10 400-m freestyle final at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games at La Defense Arena, on Sept. 5, 2024. Harry Murphy—Sportsfile/Getty Images

  6. Laurent Chardard - Wikipedia

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    Laurent Chardard (born 30 August 1995) is a French Paralympic swimmer who competes in international elite events. He is a European gold medalist and a World gold medalist. Personal life

  7. Ali Truwit, Who Lost Her Leg In Shark Attack, Wins Silver In ...

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    Truwit, who lost her leg during a shark attack last year, won silver in her debut at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games on Thursday, breaking an American record with her time of 4:31.39, NBC reports.

  8. Alexandra Truwit - Wikipedia

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    Alexandra Truwit (born May 31, 2000) is an American Paralympic swimmer. ... During the 2024 United States Paralympic ... she was the victim of a shark attack, ...

  9. A woman who lost a leg last year in a shark attack won a silver medal in the 2024 Paralympics in Paris. Ali Truwit, a Connecticut native, took home the silver medal Thursday in the women's ...