Ali Truwit had already been through so much. She survived a shark attack, barely, while snorkeling off the coast of Turks and Caicos in May 2023, following her graduation from Yale; the shark bit off her left foot and part of her leg,

When American swimmer Ali Truwit first got back into the water after losing her leg in a shark attack, the sound of water rippling around the pool “triggered flashbacks” to that day.

U.S. swimmer Ali Truwit lost her leg in a shark attack. She was back in the water just six weeks later, and became a two-time silver medalist at this year's Paralympic Games.

Paralympic swimmer Ali Truwit stops by the TODAY plaza to talk about winning two silver medals in Paris and opens up about her life-changing shark attack.

Having lost her leg following a shark attack just 16 months ago, you could have forgiven Ali Truwit for taking some time away from swimming.