MALAYSIANSKINI | With just her right arm, Carmen Lim has been beating the best para swimmers in Southeast Asia for the 50m freestyle (S8) since she was 15 years old but being a professional swimmer was never really in her plans.

For much of her life, the 2024 Paris Paralympic hopeful had wanted to be a lawyer.

Today, defying all odds, she has achieved both - ranking among the top para swimmers in the region and graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Law from the University of Cambridge.

“I never really thought about swimming as a professional career before because my family always focused on...