Paralympics: Team USA star Anastasia Pagonis wins their FIRST gold
Anastasia Pagonis claimed ‘s first Paralympic gold of the 2020 Games after smashing her own world record in the 400m freestyle S11 final.
Pagonis attracted attention for her American-themed goggles but it was her stunning swimming performance that stole the headlines.
The star had set a new world record in the heats of the 400m freestyle S11 but eclipsed that in the final later on Thursday, winning in 4:54.49.
Anastasia Pagonis claimed Team USA’s first Paralympic gold of the 2020 Games on Thursday
Pagonis attracted attention for her American-themed goggles and she delivered in the pool
The 17-year-old has 2 million followers on TikTok and over 200,000 followers on Instagram
The 17-year-old, coastlinecare who has two million followers on TikTok, started to lose her sight at the age of 11 and coastlinecare by the age of 14 had completely lost her vision.
‘I just felt like if I couldn’t see then I was worthless,’
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