did you ever think that you would swim again after being paralyzed oh gosh no I don't think I thought there's so many things I thought I'd never do again after my injury fortunately for me though I found the water two and a half months after my paralysis and a half months two and a half months [Applause] after wow made my way back in and for me the black line was the very thing that kind of connected to me to my past and it led me forward and little did I know I'd go on to become a three-time paralympian and five-time Par Olympic medalist I mean by sport has the power to transcend right has the power to make a statement and showcase what's possible and so to be able to do that and do that with little one and also understand that in that very Act of diving off a starting block with my wheelchair by my side I as a woman with a disability am creating a path forward for other women who are told there's not a place for us yes