About Amy Dixon

Amy Dixon is an elite paratriathlete from Greenwich, Connecticut, in training to make the final team for the Rio 2016 Paralympics. She lost most of her vision due to a rare autoimmune eye disease and glaucoma but has a pinhole of light through which she can view the world in bits and pieces at a time. She competes with the help of her guide, Lindsey Cook, who is an adjunct professor of kinesiology at Hanover College in Madison, Indiana. When riding the bike race portion of competitions they ride a custom carbon-fiber racing tandem bike named “Bomber” that has carried them to many podiums. Amy’s Guiding Eyes for the Blind yellow Labrador, Elvis, is in charge of navigating when she’s on foot. You can follow her at www.amydixonusa.com