Thursday, September 4, 2008

Doubly Honored at the Olympics and Paralympics

Natalie du Toit will become the first person in South African history to be the flag bearer at both the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games.

Natalie will participate in the du Toit will make history when she leads the South African Paralympic team as the official flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Paralympics that being on September 6th.

Due to being such an inspiration athlete, placing 16th at the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim, Natatlie was nominated by the the South African team to be the flag bearer again.

Note: The American swimming team did a pre-Paralympic training camp in Okinawa, Japan.

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