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Last year, Rosalinda Hardiman was pulled only 0.7 miles from the French shore in a dramatic 25 hour 14 minute attempt of the English Channel. Paralyzed from the waist down due to polio in her childhood and needing a wheelchair, her initial attempt did not put a damper on her dreams.
Yesterday, in joyful news from the English Channel community, Hardiman finally achieved her dream and successfully swam the Channel in 20 hours 17 minutes.
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And so she did yesterday - wonderfully, inspirationally and courageously.
Photos from The News.
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2 comments:
wow - what an amazing story
Ros, amazing, such perserverance and humilty. You did a superb job. What drive.
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