'Recovery in my mental health makes me proud' - Tai

British Paralympian Alice Tai says she is "so proud" of her betterment from immoderate of nan "worst" moments successful her intelligence health, anterior to her caller golden and bronze badge occurrence astatine nan Paralympic games.

The 25-year-old, who was calved successful Poole, won her first individual Paralympic title connected Saturday arsenic Great Britain's swimmers claimed three golden medals wrong 40 minutes.

After an affectional infinitesimal connected nan podium pinch her golden medal, Tai reflected backmost to nan Rio Paralympics and nan travel she has been connected since.

In 2016, contempt winning golden successful nan 4x100m medley, nan swimmer revealed that it was 1 of her lowest points arsenic she struggled pinch undiagnosed ADHD.

"I'm not going to lie, Rio sucked," Tai told BBC Sport.

"My intelligence wellness was nan worst it's ever been and I didn't want to beryllium there, I didn't want to beryllium live to beryllium honest.

"To person made specified a betterment successful my intelligence wellness and to person truthful overmuch room complete nan past 3 years, I'm truthful proud of myself and truthful thankful to nan squad that support me."

Tai was calved pinch clubfoot and successful 2022 had an cognition wherever her correct limb was amputated from beneath nan knee because of symptom and discomfort.

Over nan weekend, she won golden successful nan S8 100m backstroke successful a Paralympic grounds clip of 1 infinitesimal 9.06 seconds.

She besides picked up bronze successful nan SM8 200m individual medley connected Sunday.

"For maine nan biggest point astir being a Paralympian is being capable to advocator for disability," she said.

"I really want to break nan stigma for my disability, conscionable being present is doing that and I'm truthful privileged to beryllium capable to do that.

"I really dream that different group pinch disabilities, who mightiness beryllium a spot aforesaid conscious, tin watch nan Paralympics and spot personification for illustration them and nan adjacent time aftermath up pinch a spot much assurance successful themselves."

Tai will spell again successful 3 much events arsenic she competes successful nan 400m freestyle connected Wednesday, nan 50m freestyle connected Thursday and nan 100m butterfly connected Saturday.

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