Swimmer goes for gold at Paralympics a year after losing leg in shark attack

A U.S. swimmer has reclaimed her love for the water and is going for gold in Paris when the Paralympics kick off this week — just over a year after she lost her leg in a shark attack.

"I love comeback stories," 24-year-old Ali Truwit said. "I've definitely relied on other people's comeback stories to help me hold on to what feels like a bold and unrealistic hope — of fighting off a shark and surviving and losing a limb and making the Paralympics all in a year."

The Connecticut native and a friend were snorkeling off Turks and Caicos on May 24, 2023 when a shark charged and bit Truwit's lower left leg.