Ali Truwit

Quick Facts

• Founded non-profit strongerthanyouthink.org to provide opportunities and resources to individuals with limb loss and promote water safety
• Served as co-President of the Yale Women's Athletic Council and co-President of the Yale chapter of The Women's Network
• Loves to bake and founded Truwit’s Treats
• Founded non-profit strongerthanyouthink.org to provide opportunities and resources to individuals with limb loss and promote water safety
• Was a four-year letter winner while swimming for Yale University
• Lost her foot and part of her leg in a shark attack two days after graduation in 2023
• Her former teammate and friend Sophie Pilkinton applied a tourniquet on her leg after the attack
• Swam for the Chelsea Piers Swim Team when she was a teenager

Career Highlights

• 2019-20 Ivy League Championship, 10th (1000-yard and 1650 freestyle)
• 2018 Speedo Sectionals, 1st (1650-yard freestyle)
• 2x American Record Holder (400m Freestyle S10 - Women, 100m Backstroke S10-Women)
• 2024 European Open Championships, 2nd (400m Freestyle S10-Women)

Paralympic Experience

• 1-time Paralympian; 2-time Paralympic medalist (2 silver)
  • Paralympic Games Paris 2024, silver (400m Freestyle S10 - Women, 100m Backstroke S10 - Women)