Amy Van Dyken is an Olympic champion swimmer with six gold medals to her name.

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, Van Dyken became the first American female athlete in history to win four gold medals in a single Olympic games.

She won gold in the 50 metre free, 100 metre butterfly, 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay and the 4 x 100 metre medley relay.

After experiencing much athletic success, in June of 2014, tragedy struck when Van Dyken was injured in an ATV accident and severed her spinal cord, leaving her paralysed from the waist down.

Although she endured gruelling days in rehabilitation, she stayed positive and fought through the hardships, inspiring others to stay strong and accomplish their dreams.

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