Spc. Elizabeth Wasil is the first Paralympic swimmer in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program (WCAP) and the current American record holder in the 200 breaststroke.“If I had never been injured I would have never known that I could swim and compete in this capacity,” she said. Wasil joined the Army in 2008, shortly after her 17th birthday. While on assignment in Iraq as a combat medic, she sustained bilateral hip injuries. She has since had three surgeries to restructure her hips to regain mobility allowing her to walk. Now, Wasil is part of the resident WCAP team at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. “It is safe to say that adaptive reconditioning has changed my life in a way I could have never thought possible and led me down a path that allows me to represent my country and the military every day.” “I am not recovering,” she said, “I am discovering a new normal.” She will be competing in Swimming, Cycling and Athletics during the Games.