Para-swimmer Suzanna Hext tells BBC Sport about winning her first world title in Manchester last month two days after leaving hospital.
Suzanna Hext took up swimming in 2017 after being inspired by the London Paralympics
Given the all-clear to return home only 36 hours before her first event - the S5 50m freestyle - in Manchester, she promptly won the race to"I got out of hospital at lunchtime on Saturday, had one training day on the Sunday, raced on the Monday and somehow became world champion," Hext told BBC Sport.Suzanna Hext: Para swimmer hears again after 'life-changing' surgery
"I couldn't see the board in front of me so I didn't know where I'd come and I thought I'd come fifth because all I could see was lane five," Hext said. that allowed her to hear again after being born with a hearing impairment that was deteriorating over time.where she withdrew from competition early due to illness"In many ways I had lost belief in myself, but more in my body that it was going to play ball," she said. "I'm just lucky that I've had endless amounts of love and support around me to keep me going because I think without that I couldn't have done it on my own.
"It really gave me goosebumps. It was the most amazing feeling being able to hear that. My cochlear implant surgeon came and watched on the Sunday which was really special as he's been a massive part of the last few years."Immediately after the Worlds, Hext was back in hospital with a fever and infection to her cochlear implant, which had been getting worse as the championships went on.
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