![Victoria Arlen, champion swimmer barred from Paralympics because she might walk again, gains support in fight to compete | The Star Victoria Arlen, champion swimmer barred from Paralympics because she might walk again, gains support in fight to compete | The Star](https://images.thestar.com/AJO7lv3vEXNBaBe2oWt912ds34s=/1280x1024/smart/filters:cb(1506161753226)/https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/sports/amateur/2013/08/14/victoria_arlen_champion_swimmer_barred_from_paralympics_because_she_might_walk_again_gains_support_in_fight_to_compete/victoria_arlen.jpg)
Victoria Arlen, champion swimmer barred from Paralympics because she might walk again, gains support in fight to compete | The Star
![Victoria Arlen of the U.S. holds the gold medal she received for the women's 100m freestyle - S6 final in the Aquatics Centre at the London 2012 Paralympic Games September 8, 2012. Victoria Arlen of the U.S. holds the gold medal she received for the women's 100m freestyle - S6 final in the Aquatics Centre at the London 2012 Paralympic Games September 8, 2012.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CWFWXN/victoria-arlen-of-the-us-holds-the-gold-medal-she-received-for-the-womens-100m-freestyle-s6-final-in-the-aquatics-centre-at-the-london-2012-paralympic-games-september-8-2012-reuterssuzanne-plunkett-britain-tags-sport-olympics-swimming-2CWFWXN.jpg)
Victoria Arlen of the U.S. holds the gold medal she received for the women's 100m freestyle - S6 final in the Aquatics Centre at the London 2012 Paralympic Games September 8, 2012.
![From Hope to How Soon? Paralympian and Gold Medalist, Victoria Arlen Sets Her Sights on Walking Again From Hope to How Soon? Paralympian and Gold Medalist, Victoria Arlen Sets Her Sights on Walking Again](http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2013/10/28/11278155/VictoriaArlen7.jpg)