Defining Moment: a ballerina falls – and emerges as a record-setting swimmer (part 1)
In the first of two parts, Kim Chambers talks about the household accident that nearly killed her. “The surgeon said, ‘We saved your leg, but we don’t know if you’ll ever have any functionality.” Paid for by Principal
Kim Chambers has had an unusual life. She grew up in rural New Zealand, became an elite ballerina and took a technology job in Silicon Valley. Then a decade ago, she experienced a painful turn that changed the course of her life. Listen to Kim tell her story.
- Produced by: Carrie Budge and Devon Taylor
- Executive producer: Alannah Chance
- Series editor: Sachin Shenolikar
- Sound designer: Pascal Wyse
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