The blind paralympic swimmer, Anastasia Pagonis with the disability known as autoimmune retinopathy breaks the world record in her women’s 400m freestyle S11 heat.
Anastasia Pagonis is a professional paralympic swimmer who has participated in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
As she looks set to win her first gold medal at the Paralympics, Anastasia is already reported to have broken the world record at women’s 400m freestyle S11 heat.
The official Twitter feed of the Tokyo Paralympics mentions that Pagonis is now the world record holder at 400m swimming in the event.
However, it was not this easy for the disabled swimmer. After years of difficult training just to be comfortable in the swimming pool, Pagonis went to Tokyo with over 5 years of continuous training.
She was not even into swimming during her early teens, as she really enjoyed playing soccer. Here is everything to know about her disability and other personal details.
Swimmer: Anastasia Pagonis Disability
The swimmer Anastasia Pagonis has a disability known as autoimmune retinopathy that made her completely blind in 2018.
The Washington Post reports that Pagonis still had some visual senses until 2018 even though she was legally blind. However, things changed quickly when she became completely blind in 2018.
Even the diagnosis of her disability had been mistaken as she was thought to have Stargardt Disease, a genetic disorder that causes vision loss. As this was rectified and a new genetic retinal disease was diagnosed, Pagonis fell into depression.
It was only the discovery of Molly Burke’s story that gave a glimmer of hope to the swimmer and she rejoined swimming with full enthusiasm. Burke was a blind skydiver who used to bring a guide dog in the aeroplane.
Does Anastasia Pagonis Have A Wikipedia?
The Paralympian, Anastasia Pagonis doesn’t have a Wikipedia as of now.
Nonetheless, things look to change quickly as she is now the world record holder in the above-mentioned category. Even though her story is exemplary, Anastasia was yet to do something spectacular to have a name on Wikipedia.
But now the Pagonis has made a name for herself, she might get a Wiki bio soon.
How Old Is Anastasia Pagonis?
Anastasia Pagonis’s age is only 17 years old.
She was born on May 2, 2004, in the United States. Anastasia was brought up in a good family and started playing soccer from an early age. When she was at the age of 12, she had to quit her favourite sport.
This age was the time when her disability started getting worse. Pagonis had some visual difficulties from an early age but was managing as a normal kid.
Washington Post reports that Pagonis used to get hit on the face by the ball many times as she eventually had to quit football. Then, her doctor suggested swimming as it was a safer sport.
Anastasia Pagonis Family Details
Anastasia Pagonis was born to her parents, Peter and Stacy.
Besides her parents, the swimmer also has a brother named Eli. Growing with such difficulties, Anastasia always had her parents support who were trying to make her feel as normal as they could.
Thus, the Paralympian seems pretty close to her family members. Likewise, she also has a dog named Radar as mentioned by Team USA.
What Is Anastasia Pagonis Net Worth?
Wealthyspy estimated Anastasia Pagonis’ net worth to be around $200k.
As no official sources have confirmed her net worth details we cannot conclusively guarantee the value, but she should have her net worth around the mentioned figure.
Regarding her wealth, the main source of her earning can be taken as swimming along with her TikTok popularity.
Pagonis boasts an incredible 2M followers on the li-syncing app where she tries to normalize blindness with a normal life.