Sports | Amy Van Dyken Rouen Olympian Who Severed Her Spine Sits Up Van Dyken 'doing great,' but prognosis unclear By Rob Quinn Posted Jun 12, 2014 1:20 AM CDT Updated Jun 12, 2014 2:29 AM CDT Copied Six-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Amy Van Dyken and her future husband, Denver Broncos punter Tom Rouen, pose before going into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame dinner in 2001. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) Six-time Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Amy Van Dyken Rouen is on the mend and in remarkably good spirits after severing her spine in an all-terrain vehicle crash. Her long-term prognosis is still unclear, but she has posted photos of herself smiling and sitting up in her hospital bed on her Instagram account, reports the BBC. "Doing great today," wrote the 41-year-old, whose spinal cord was severed at the T11 vertebrae, which came within millimeters of rupturing her aorta. The swimmer will be transferred from Arizona to a hospital in Colorado next week for rehabilitation, her husband tells the Denver Post. She's looking forward to being near friends and family, and "to being back in that Mile High air," he says. "She's going to tackle this like everything else she does in her life." On social media, she has thanked her fans for all their support. "Just thinking out loud. ... Now I will get really good seats at @dbacks and other favorite sports teams. #awesome #bringMyOwnChair #goodParking2," she tweeted yesterday. Read These Next Trumps ends trade talks with Canada. Gavin Newsom has filed a massive lawsuit against Fox News. New York Times ranks the best movies of the 21st century. A man has been deported for kicking an airport customs beagle. Report an error