From Shark Attack to Paralympian to Marathoner, the unbreakable Ali Truwit

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🗓️ 6 November 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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At just 25, Ali Truwit has lived a story few could imagine — and even fewer could survive. Ali’s life forever changed when her left foot was bitten off by a shark off the coast of Atlantic waters while in Turks and Caicos with a friend and teammate from Yale - just days after her college graduation. Ali returned to the pool just six weeks later. And within a year, represented Team USA at the Paralympics - taking home two silver medals. Next, she set her sights on the New York City Marathon. In this powerful conversation, Billie Jean King, Abby Wambach, and Julie Foudy dive into Ali’s remarkable journey of resilience, purpose, and strength — from dumping tears out of her goggles to creating Stronger Than You Think, her foundation helping others heal through sport. Join the Party: Follow @welcometothepartyshow on: YouTube — @welcometothepartyshow Instagram — @welcometothepartyshow TikTok — @welcometothepartyshow Email — partypeoplequestions@gmail.com Keep the Party Going: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. honored Canadian hockey legend Marie-Philip Poulin by wearing her Team Canada jersey into Game 7 of the World Series: https://www.mlb.com/news/vladimir-guerrero-jr-wears-marie-philip-poulin-team-canada-jersey-to-world-series-game-7 Ali’s Foundation, Stronger Than You Think: https://strongerthanyouthink.org/ Ali’s book that helped her, When Bad Things Happen to Good People: https://www.amazon.com/When-Things-Happen-Good-People/dp/1400034728 Thank you to our sponsors: * Ally’s got you covered. Ally Bank, Member FDIC * Start your career coaching today at Strawberry.me: https://strawberry.me/?promotionCode=WELCOMETOTHEPARTY&utm_campaign=Natively&utm_source=youtube_and_podcast&utm_term=welcometotheparty Chapters: 00:00:00 Party Starts 00:00:22 Billie Jean King on the Dodgers’ Epic World Series 00:05:25 Meet Ali Truwit: Shark Attack Survivor Turned Paralympian 00:10:08 Running for a Cause – $220K for Prosthetic Blades 00:12:56 The Full-Circle NYC Marathon Moment 00:16:05 The Shark Attack Story 00:18:58 Turning Trauma into Purpose 00:20:41 From Survivor to Paralympian 00:24:46 Reliving the Trauma in Paris 00:26:57 “Stronger Than You Think” Documentary 00:27:53 Grief and the Athlete Mindset 00:29:22 The Power of Vulnerability 00:30:51 “Why Me?” and Gratitude 00:33:43 Marathon Finish with Her Mom 00:35:54 What’s Next For Ali – L.A. 2028

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0:00.0	Allie Truett, everybody.
0:02.0	Allie Truett.
0:03.0	She's just badass.
0:04.0	She's great badass.
0:06.0	On the boat ride back from the shark attack, I looked up at the first responder and was like,
0:10.0	well, at least I got my marathon in before this.
0:13.0	Even that moment looked back at me and was like, you're going to run another one.
0:16.0	Oh, shush!
0:18.0	Attention.
0:20.0	The party is about to commence
0:23.5	oh
0:25.6	welcome to the party
0:30.7	What's up party people?
0:35.3	I'm Julie Fowdy
0:36.2	And I'm Abby Wambach. And I'm Billy Jean King.
0:40.4	Kinger. I have been dying to ask you with your Dodger gear on, your swag on. Let's talk the Dodgers.
0:49.1	Oh my gosh. How crazy. Oh, look, you got your ball. How crazy was all this? That whole series, back to back.
0:57.0	It's the greatest series I've ever seen, and I'll never forget it. And, of course, Ilana and I are part of the ownership group. So you can imagine with the other owners and all that, how excited we are as well. but more importantly for, you know,
1:11.2	the Los Angeles people and the Southern California people.
1:14.4	But the way they played, I mean, the plays that may,
1:18.1	and I feel so bad for the Blue Jays as well, though,
1:20.6	because they really thought they had it all the way that we thought they did.
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