Elena Semechin: 'I didn't know if I could be repaired'

Name: Elena Semechin: 'I didn't know if I could be repaired'
Uploaded: 2024-08-12T05:10:26.333Z
Duration: 2 min 47 s
Description: Elena Semechin won a gold medal at Tokyo 2020 but her life was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with a brain tumour shortly after.

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Elena Semechin heads to Paris 2024 knowing her life is vastly different from when she last plunged into a Paralympic pool. After Tokyo, Elena was diagnosed with a brain tumour. After an operation, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, the 30-year old German visually impaired Para-swimmer is ready to help motivate others in the pursuit of their goals.

Semechin was talking to BBC Sport's Nick Hope.

Disability Sport

12 August