Paralympics gold medal winner Anastasia Pagonis has 2 million followers on TikTok!
, a rare condition that affects the retina. Swimming was suggested by her doctor, since it's something she can do without vision.
Pagonis was able to make her debut at the World Para Swimming World Series in February 2020 in Melbourne, where she won gold twice. And as mentioned earlier, at the Paralympic Trials in June 2021, she broke the world record in the 400m, but she also set an American record in the S11 100-meter freestyle with a time of 1:06.89.
And this isn't it for Pagonis! She has three more events at the Tokyo Paralympics: 50m freestyle , 200m IM , and 100m free . Keep reading to watch a hilarious TikTok video and photos from her winning gold.
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