In 2015, Anastasia Pagonis’s central vision declined due to autoimmune retinopathy and two genetic diseases disorders. The swimmer won a silver in the 400-meter freestyle and a bronze in the 100 fly at the Para World Series in May 2018. Six months later Anastasia, then 14, lost her eyesight completely.
“I gave up on myself—I gave up on my dreams,” Anastasia says now. “I just thought that if I was...
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When Anastasia Pagonis lost her eyesight, she had to relearn how to swim. Now she's competing in the Paralympics.
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