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Additionally, she owns one silver (200 IM SM13) and one bronze (100 free S13) from the 2012 London Paralympics.<\/p>\n<p>Meyer swims under the S13 disability class, which is allocated to those with a visual impairment. She was born with Usher syndrome and has been deaf since birth and is losing her vision to Retinitis PIgmentosa (RP).<\/p>\n<div class=\"oembed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Four-time 2016 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Paralympics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Paralympics<\/a> medalist @becca_meyers wins Best Female Athlete with a Disability at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ESPYS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ESPYS<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TeamWass?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TeamWass<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WleuA3Hi2h\">pic.twitter.com\/WleuA3Hi2h<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wasserman (@Wasserman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Wasserman\/status\/885344176409149441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>The night included top celebrities from both sports and entertaining where categories such as \u201cBest Game,\u201d \u201cBest Team,\u201d \u201cBest Upset,\u201d and more. Additionally, the 25th ESPYS include the three pillar awards \u2013 the Arthur Ashe Courage Award, the Jimmy V Perseverance Award and the Pat Tillman Award for Service. The 25th ESPYS is an example of ESPN\u2019s ongoing commitment to The V Foundation for Cancer Research, which was launched in 1993 by ESPN and the late\u00a0Jim Valvano.<\/p>\n<p><em>More information and a complete list of winners can be found on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/espys\/\" target=\"_blank\">ESPN<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two-time Paralympian\u00a0Becca Meyers was crowned Best Female Athlete with a Disability at the 25th ESPY Awards yesterday. 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