Short course: A term used to describe a pool in which one length measures 25 meters (or 25 yards). Most college pools are short courses, and most events during the winter are held at short-course ...
Puppies born with birth defects often face challenging odds, with many losing their lives to their conditions or being euthanized in shelters. Phelps, a French Bulldog with swimmer syndrome, was one ...
A college swim meet consists of 16 to 21 different events, in which swimmers race to score points for the fastest finishes. Men and women compete separately, with the women’s heat of any given event ...
After losing her leg in a shark attack just 16 months ago, Ali Truwit completed a glittering return to swimming by winning a medal at the Paralympics.Her remarkable comeback culminated on Thursday ...
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 swimming ...
A year ago, Ali Truwit never would’ve imagined she’d be competing in the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. On May 24, 2023 — two days after the Connecticut native graduated from Yale University, where ...
In January 2022, high school freshman Anna Eberspacher was diagnosed with a rare cancer, synovial sarcoma, which affects 1 or 2 people out of one million in the U.S. annually, according to the ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Ali Truwit won two silver medals at the 2024 Paralympic Games, the year after she lost part of her leg in a shark attack. “Stronger Than You Think,” which will have two screenings at ...