One-Legged Swimmer Takes to Olympic Waters


	One-Legged Swimmer Takes to Olympic Waters

dulios

8-19-2008 6:43 PM

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olympics, paralympics, disability

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8-20-2008 9:05 PM

LillianL

Thanks, I don't have time to even follow the olympics so I'm glad you have these clips!

8-24-2008 1:00 PM

BobbyDelray

I saw this story on NBC. At the time I thought this is really one hell of an uplifting and wonderful story.

Great Clip.

bob

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/0ea1ac75-b27f-4fca-a02d-a37a0b874fd8/F5E1ED72-DAEA-4FFE-B9C6-18FB63E8F8BE/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/08/19/onelegged.swimmer.ap/index.html?eref=rss_latest" href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/08/19/onelegged.swimmer.ap/index.html?eref=rss_latest" style="font-size: 11px;">www.cnn.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/08/19/onelegged.swimmer.ap/index.html?eref=rss_latest"><H1>  One-legged swimmer takes to Olympic waters</H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/08/19/onelegged.swimmer.ap/index.html?eref=rss_latest"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.cnn.com/img/91475C05-AF79-4F79-8A46-E0E188EAAB31" alt="South Africa's Natalie Du Toit, left, takes a break in training at the National Aquatics Center in Beijing." /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/08/19/onelegged.swimmer.ap/index.html?eref=rss_latest"><P>South Africa's Natalie Du Toit, left, takes a break in training at the National Aquatics Center in Beijing.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/08/19/onelegged.swimmer.ap/index.html?eref=rss_latest"><P> <B>BEIJING, China (AP)</B> -- Natalie du Toit looked like any other athlete when she walked into the Bird's Nest, carrying the South African flag at the opening ceremonies.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/08/19/onelegged.swimmer.ap/index.html?eref=rss_latest"><P> But now it's time to compete. 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