Anastasia’s Life
Anastasia’s nickname from her friends and family.
Tas
The name of Anastasia’s guide dog.
Radar
The event Anastasia trained for in 2021.
The Paralympic Games
The app Anastasia uses to share videos and photos.
TikTok
What Anastasia says is more important than winning.
The journey
The sport Anastasia liked before she started swimming.
Soccer
Radar’s breed.
Yellow Lab
The tool her coach uses to warn her of the pool wall.
Tapper
The number of followers Anastasia has on TikTok (rounded).
1.9 million
What Anastasia says you have to do when things get hard.
Keep going and get back up
The age when Anastasia began having trouble with her eyesight.
11 years old
What Radar helps Anastasia do.
Be her eyes and guide her
The person who uses the tapper to help her turn safely.
Her coach
What Anastasia wants to change people’s thinking about.
People with impairments
What Anastasia says she doesn’t want to be stuck in.
A little box
The year Anastasia completely lost her sight.
2018
A place both Anastasia and Radar love to be.
The pool
The country where the 2021 Paralympic Games were held.
Japan
One thing Anastasia says she can still do even though she is blind.
Dress the way she wants
What Anastasia didn’t plan to become at first.
A swimmer
What Anastasia calls the swimming pool.
Her “happy place”
A word that describes both Radar and Anastasia’s personality.
Loving and bubbly
What Anastasia had to relearn after she lost her eyesight.
How to swim
What Anastasia is working to break down.
Stereotypes
What Anastasia hopes to win at the Paralympic Games.
A gold medal