Manami Ito continues to inspire people around the globe with her incredible talents and dedication. In addition to being a nurse and Paralympian swimmer (she came in 4th in the 100m Breaststroke at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics and 8th at the 2012 London Paralympics), she’s also an accomplished musician and speaker.

In this moving performance, Ito plays ‘Thread’ by Miyuki Nakajima on the violin. Kazushige Masuda captured her rendition on September 2, 2018 at the Takarazuka City General Welfare Center in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.