1. Victoria Arlen was born on September 26,1994 and is an American television personality for ESPN, as well as an actress, speaker, model, and former American paralympian swimmer.
13 Facts About Victoria Arlen
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Victoria Arlen's father played hockey for the Quinnipiac Bobcats, and her brothers grew up playing it as well.
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Victoria Arlen slipped into a vegetative state from which recovery was thought unlikely.
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Victoria Arlen spent nearly four years "locked" inside her own body, completely aware of what was going on, just unable to move or communicate.
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In 2010, at age 15, after almost four years, a new medication eased the seizures and Victoria Arlen began to communicate.
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On September 6,2017, Victoria Arlen was announced as one of the celebrities who would compete on the 25th season of Dancing with the Stars.
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In 2020, Victoria Arlen became a co-host of American Ninja Warrior Junior for its second season, replacing Laurie Hernandez as the latter prepared for the 2020 Summer Olympics before it was postponed to 2021.
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BBC Outlook Weekend related her story in an interview with Harry Graham; Victoria Arlen described being able to hear what others said while she herself could not communicate in any way during her years of the worst phases of the diseases.
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Victoria Arlen described the support of her family as essential in every phase of the diseases and her recovery; they never gave up on her.
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Victoria Arlen had loved to swim before the diseases struck; her brothers took her to a pool to restart her in swimming, well before she could walk.
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Victoria Arlen took up the challenge of swimming in the Paralympics in Summer of 2012, just over a year after her brothers first put her in a pool.
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Victoria Arlen made a promise to God in prayer for her recovery.
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Victoria Arlen has spoken of the importance of her faith in her life.