POSTED: Monday January 3rd 2011
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Du Toit Aims to Go Out on a High After London 2012
South African paralympic swimmer, Natalie du Toit, plans to end career on a high note by winning gold in seven swimming events at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
One of the greatest swimmers ever, South Africa's Natalie du Toit, is planning on ending her career on a high next year by winning gold in all seven swimming events at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
The two-time Paralympian was one of the stars of the Beijing 2008 Paralympics winning five gold medals but is aiming to go even better in London.
In an interview with The Paralympian, the official magazine of the International Paralympic Comitttee (IPC), du Toit has revealed she started her preparations for London at last year's IPC Swimming World Championships in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
Natalie du Toit said: "London 2012 will be the end of my swimming career.
"The reason I did all of the events at the World Championships in Eindhoven was because I want to do all the events at the Paralympics.
"I haven't swum the 100m Breaststroke since the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games, and it's crazy because no other leg amputees swim Breaststroke.
"And the 100m Backstroke I also want to do because I didn't compete in it in Beijing."
In a revealing and frank interview with The Paralympian du Toit talks about how within three years of losing her lower left leg in a motorbike accident she had won five gold and one silver medal at the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games.
She also highlights her aspirations to compete in both the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012 and her career plans once she's retired from swimming.
The full interview with Natalie du Toit is printed in the latest edition of The Paralympian which can be found at http://www.paralympic.org/Media_Centre/News/Paralympian.
The London 2012 Paralympic Games will take place from 29 August to 9 September 2012. For more information, please visit http://www.london2012.com.
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Notes to the Editor:
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games, and serves as the International Federation for nine sports, for which it supervises and co-ordinates the World Championships and other competitions. The IPC is committed to enabling Paralympic athletes to achieve sporting excellence and to developing sport opportunities for all persons with a disability from the beginner to elite level. In addition, the IPC aims to promote the Paralympic values, which include courage, determination, inspiration and equality.
Founded on 22 September 1989, the IPC is an international non-profit organization formed and run by 167 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) from five regions and four disability specific international sports federations (IOSDs). The IPC Headquarters and its management team are located in Bonn, Germany.
For further information, please contact Craig Spence, IPC Media & Communications Senior Manager, on tel: +49-228-2097-230, e-mail: craig.spence@paralympic.org or go to www.paralympic.org.
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Name: Craig Spence
Organization: International Paralympic Committee
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Phone: +49-228-2097-230
URL: www.paralympic.org
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