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PhotographyWorth living today: Natalie du Toit, who lost one leg in a motorcycle accident 2001, finished 16th in a field of 25 participants in the women’s open water 10km race at the Olympics in Beijing; the water had terrifying 28°C, and du Toit needed 1hr 59min 27.7sec for the 10km.
“For my first Olympic race I am a bit disappointed. I didn’t have such a good race,” said du Toit, who finished 1min 22.2sec behind Russian gold medallist, Larisa Ilchenko.
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Du Toit, who wears a prosthetic leg out of the water, was prompted to give open water swimming a try last year because there is less emphasis on the start and no tumble turns to worry about.
She qualified for Beijing after finishing fourth at the 10km world open water championships in Seville in May.
— via foxsports
August 20th, 2009 at 22:51
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