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After losing her vision in her twenties from a rare eye disease, Amy Dixon is now a world class athlete

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif — The Olympics officially kicked off Friday in Tokyo but athletes with physical impairments will compete next month in the Paralympics. One of those elite Paralympians lives and trains right here in San Diego.

After losing her vision in her twenties from a rare eye disease, Amy Dixon decided to take on a new challenge in 2012: swimming a one-mile race.

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