After losing part of her leg in a 2023 shark attack, Ali Truwit chose to focus on the “many miracles scattered throughout”—a ...

Three years ago, a shark attacked Ali Truwit while she was snorkeling in the Turks and Caicos Islands. A few days later, on her 23rd birthday, Truwit, a Yale swimmer who grew up in Darien, was in a ...

STAMFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Paralympic silver medalist and shark attack survivor Ali Truwit is hosting the second-annual Swim-A-Thon fundraiser for her foundation on Sunday. Truwit, who is from Darien, ...

May 31 is a meaningful day for Darien, Connecticut's Ali Truwit. It's not only her birthday, but for the paralympian, it's a painful reminder of grief and loss. This year, she's using her journey to ...

Truwit, 26, has since become a magnet for brands and sponsors. She launched the nonprofit Stronger Than You Think to support her mission to using her story of rebounding after a tragic setback as an ...

STAMFORD — Ali Truwit, who boasts an impressive professional swimming career, said her friends and family were “crucial to my recovery” when she lost her leg after a shark attacked her in 2023. “They ...

Darien-native Ali Truwit, a two-time Paralympic silver medalist, is hosting a charity swimathon on Sunday, which also happens to be her 26th birthday. "I have not focused on the fact that it's my ...