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Shark-Attack Survivor To Silver Medalist: Darien Welcomes Ali Truwit Home With Townwide Event
Ali Truwit will return home to Connecticut to a hero's welcome after winning two silver medals in swimming at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. Truwit, 24, who broke the American records in the 100-meter backstroke and 400-meter freestyle, on her way to the podium, will return home to Darien on Monday, Sept. 23, to a ceremony at Grove Street Plaza at 4 p.m., the town announced. Darien First Selectman Jon Zagrodzky will be on hand to proclaim Sept. 23, 2024, as "Ali Truwit Day." View this post on Instagram A post shared by…
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'Such An Honor': Year After Losing Leg In Shark Attack, Darien Woman Off To Paralympics
Ali Truwit is taking her inspiring spirit to the world stage. The 24-year-old Connecticut native, from the Fairfield County town of Darien, set off for Paris on Friday, Aug. 16, where she’ll represent Team USA in the Paralympic Games later this month. It’s a remarkable turn for the Yale University graduate, coming just over a year after she survived a near-fatal shark attack in the Caribbean. Earlier Report - Shark Attack Update: Details Emerge On Darien Woman Who Lost Part Of Leg In Caribbean As previously reported by Daily Voice, Truwit was snorkeling near a resort in the Turks and Ca…
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Former UConn Star To Serve As Team USA Flag Bearer At Olympics
WNBA legend Sue Bird, a UConn alum and New York native, can add a new impressive checkmark to her already impressive resume of accomplishments. Bird, age 40, a basketball icon who hails from the hamlet of Syosset in Nassau County on Long Island has been chosen to serve as one of Team USA’s flag bearers at the Opening Ceremony of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics on Friday, July 23. Bird becomes the second American women's basketball player to carry the flag, joining now coach Dawn Staley, who carried it while a player in the 2004 Olympics. “I know this isn’t about me," Bird said in a statement. "Th…
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NBA Legend Kobe Bryant, Daughter Among Nine Killed In Helicopter Crash
This story has been updated. NBA legend and former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant was among nine people, including his teenage daughter, killed in a helicopter crash in southern California, authorities said. The crash happened just northwest of downtown Los Angeles at about 9:45 a.m. Pacific time on Sunday, Jan. 26. The private chopper burst into flames after crashing amid foggy conditions in the hills over Calabasas. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Initial reports had listed the number of casualties as five. In an afternoon press conference, the Los Angeles…
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Greenwich Brother, Sister Who Train In Westchester Win Medals At Youth Fencing Championships
A Greenwich brother and sister returned home from Bolivia with medals they won in a youth fencing championship. In her first international fencing competition, 13-year-old Madison Duckett won a gold medal at the Pan American Youth Championships for Team USA for her victory in the Pre-Cadet Women’s Saber event that took place in Cochabamba, Bolivia in August. Madison, who just began competing on the national fencing circuit in 2018 and only started fencing in 2017, showed dominant form throughout the tournament which took place August 27-31, 2019. She went undefeated through th…
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Area Teen Hockey Star Goes High In NHL Draft's First Round
An 18-year-old from the area was one of the first players selected in the National Hockey League Draft. Northern Westchester's Trevor Zegras, a two-way forward who starred on the US Under 17 national team, was taken with the ninth pick in the first round by the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night, June 21 in Vancouver, British Columbia. "I really wanted to go to whatever team wanted me the most," the 6-foot, 175-pound center from Bedford said. "I'm thrilled with Anaheim and I'm happy to be a Duck." Zegras has signed a National Letter of Intent to play collegiate hockey at Boston Univer…
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Hockey Standout From Ridgefield Signs Contract With Chicago Blackhawks, Makes Pro Debut In AHL
After spending three years as a star for one of the top college hockey programs in the country, a standout from Fairfield County is hoping to make an impact on the NHL. Considered a top prospect when he was drafted 45th overall in 2016, Ridgefield’s Chad Krys is entering the summer having signed his contract with the Chicago Blackhawks and then making his pro debut in the AHL with the Rockford IceHogs. “Chad Krys was a defenseman we’ve been talking about for a while and you look at his profile between last year and this year and he’s got a lot of special skills,” Blackhawks general manager …
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Fairfield Native Kristen Santos Wins US Speedskating Championship
A Fairfield native made her hometown proud, taking the top spot against a formidable field of foes at the U.S. short track speed skating championships. Kristen Santos, 24, a member of the Team USA, took home the gold medal earlier this month at the Championships, toppling some of the finest skaters in the country. At the championships, Santos went toe-to-toe with 2018 Olympian and junior short track champion Maame Biney and narrowly edged her out in the 1,000-meter race. That win propelled her to the title of U.S. short track champion after she also took top honors in the 1,500-meter compet…
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