The first step for swimmer Ali Truwit was overcoming her newfound fear of the one place she had always felt safe — the water. Because the sound of water, any sound involving water, instantly triggered ...

Service dog Chippy was snoozing in the stands when owner Eden Schroeder earned a bronze medal in the women’s 50-meter backstroke. While the 2-year-old black lab may have been taking a much-deserved ...

The Olympics have wrapped up in Paris, but the city is set to host another competition featuring some of the best athletes from across the globe. The Paralympic Games begin Wednesday, Aug. 28, and end ...

With the 2024 Paralympic Games set to begin, the world’s top athletes will take center stage at La Defense Arena in Paris. The Paralympic swimming competition runs from Aug. 29 through Sept. 7. The ...

Christie Raleigh Crossley had a dream of swimming at the highest levels. A car accident and then a tumor delayed that dream, but now she's a Paralympic medalist. The 37-year-old from Toms River, New ...

I was a collegiate swimmer at Florida State University with dreams of competing in the Olympics. Going to Beijing for the 2008 games was my goal. But in 2007, I was in a car accident where I was ...