Former U.S. swim star Van Dyken takes first steps since paralysis

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Former U.S. swim star Van Dyken takes first steps since paralysis

Olympic swimming champion Amy Van Dyken took her first steps this week since being paralyzed from the waist down when she severed her spinal cord in an all-terrain vehicle crash earlier this summer. In videos and images she posted online, Van Dyken is seen standing and starting to walk with the help a robotic exoskeleton device aimed at supporting patients' bodies and helping them move. Another photograph shows Van Dyken, who won a total of six gold medals at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics, standing alongside her husband, former Denver Broncos punter Tom Rouen. Van Dyken's steps come just eight days after her release from a rehabilitation center in Colorado.

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