- 1 Mar 08, 04:49 PM
I am a and will be providing analysis of the swimming events at the .
When I was 17 I had my left leg amputated because of cancer. The day after I had my stitches out I went swimming and within a year I was swimming quicker with one leg than I did when I had two. Eighteen months after finishing my chemotherapy I was selected to represent .
I competed internationally for 17 years, winning .
I also held world records for 200m, 400m and 1500m freestyle and as well as being part of the team that held the world record for 4x100m freestyle.
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