Mia Schaikewitz
| Mia Schaikewitz | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 23, 1978 (age 38) Atlanta, Georgia USA |
| Education | University of Florida |
| Notable work | Push Girls |
| Height | 1.778 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Mia Schaikewitz /ˈmiːə ˈʃaɪkᵻwɪts/ is a Jewish-American TV personality and spokesperson for disability advocacy. She stars in the reality series Push Girls on the Sundance Channel.
A competitive swimmer at the time, Schaikewitz became paralyzed from the waist down "over the course of a half-day" after an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) ruptured in her spinal cord when she was 15. She went on to graduate with a degree from the University of Florida and then moved to Los Angeles where she developed a career in graphic design and branding. In 2012, she decided to return to the sport of competitive swimming after 17 years, as documented in Season 1 of the show Push Girls.
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