Amy Dixon

Amy Dixon is a visually impaired professional triathlete and member of the USA Paratriathlon National Team. She is the reigning Aquathlon World Champion, seven-time ITU Gold Medalist, current US National Champion triathlete and USA Paracycling Time Trial National Champion. She is ranked sixth in the world in the Paralympic International Rankings and has recently moved to San Diego to focus her training for her road to the Tokyo 2021 Paralympic Games.

Amy lost 98% of her vision to a rare autoimmune disease and now serves as a patient advocate and president of the international nonprofit Glaucoma Eyes. In 2017, she founded Camp “No Sight No Limits,” the first-ever camp dedicated to producing elite-level blind triathletes in San Diego. Her mantra is, “You don’t need sight to have vision.”

Lessons Learned About Patient Self-Advocacy—Sarah Hiner Talks to Amy Dixon, Blind US Paratriathlon National Team Member

Lessons Learned About Patient Self-Advocacy—Sarah Hiner Talks to Amy Dixon, Blind US Paratriathlon National Team Member

Amy Dixon | September 30, 2020

Navigating the health-care system—doctors’ gatekeepers, insurance, frightening tests and procedures—from Amy Dixon, blind US Paratriathlon National Team Member.

How to Return Bad Wine

How to Return Bad Wine

Amy Dixon | January 13, 2015

Bottom Line/Personal: How do you return a bottle of wine? Amy Dixon: You bring it back. You bring it back.…

Corkless Wine Bottles

Corkless Wine Bottles

Amy Dixon | January 13, 2015

Bottom Line/Personal: One of the interesting trends is that good traditional corks—bye-bye. And in fact, I’m seeing a lot of…

Sulfite Free Wine

Sulfite Free Wine

Amy Dixon | January 13, 2015

Bottom Line/Personal: Some people are concerned about sulfites…they have some allergies. What are some sulfite-free wines? Amy Dixon: There is…

How Do You Know If Wine Is Bad?

How Do You Know If Wine Is Bad?

Amy Dixon | December 23, 2014

Bottom Line/Personal: Have you ever opened a bottle of wine and maybe it doesn't smell like a wet basement, but…