FILE – In this March 1, 2001 file photo, Six-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Amy Van Dyken, right, and Denver Broncos punter Tom Rouen pose before going into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame dinner in Denver. Van Dyken has a severed spine after an
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Six-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Amy Van Dyken severed her spine in an all-terrain vehicle accident over the weekend, and told emergency workers she could not move her toes or feel anything touching her legs.
FILE – In this March 1, 2001 file photo, Six-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Amy Van Dyken, right, and Denver Broncos punter Tom Rouen pose before going into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame dinner in Denver. Van Dyken has a severed spine after an
Olympic swimmer and six-time gold medalist Amy Van Dyken Rouen, 41, has been injured in an all-terrain vehicle accident, her family says. The crash severed Rouen's spinal cord and nearly ruptured her aorta, but she has
Swimmer and six-time Olympic gold medalist Amy Van Dyken suffered a devastating spinal cord injury Friday, reportedly severing her spine during an ATV accident in Arizona. After undergoing surgery, Van Dyken's doctors have said she is in good condition