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.

Alexandra Truwit was attacked by a shark on while on vacation in Turks and Caicos. She had just graduated from Yale University and was celebrating with a friend.

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.

Ali Truwit's lower leg was amputated after a shark bit her during a post-graduation trip last May. This week, the 24-year-old won two Paralympic medals and set two new American records.

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.

The swimmer, who won two silver medals at the Paralympic Games, tells PEOPLE that her journey has been "surreal"

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 400-meter freestyle.