Cnn — becca meyers, a deaf and blind american swimmer, has withdrawn from the tokyo 2020 paralympic games after she said the united states olympic & paralympic.

Deaf blind paralympian. Tokyo (ap) — american swimmer becca meyers has pulled out of the paralympics because she says the u.s. Olympic & paralympic committee (usopc) officials say they don't have space for her to bring an aide because of coronavirus restrictions on. Becca meyers, 26, won three gold medals at the 2016 rio games and she has won six olympic medals in total.

Meyers is the only swimmer on her team who is blind and deaf. By kevin dotson | cnn becca meyers, a deaf and blind american swimmer, has withdrawn from. Meyers is deaf and blind.

Paralympic teams who is both deaf and. July 20, 2021 at 1:34 p.m. Olympic and paralympic committee won't let her bring her mother to.

S11s are totally blind, while s12s have a small amount of sight. But meyers is pulling out of the tokyo games because her mother is not. She has usher syndrome and is deaf and partially blind.

Meyers was a strong hopeful for up to four medals in tokyo. Meyers is the only one of team usa’s 34 paralympic swimmers who is both blind and deaf. Paralympians designated as s11 are completely blind or close to it.

Meyers, who is known for her talents as a swimmer, was. July 21, 2021 at 3:15 a.m. According to the post she's the only one of 34 swimmers on the u.s.