Olympics in Athens, Greece 2004

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Olympics in Athens, Greece 2004
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Athens, Greece
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Can you swim?

• Have you dreamed of being In the Olympics?
• Keep practicing and your dream can come true!
• Older than 13
• If you are handy-cap you can still be in a
  special Olympics !
• KEEP WORKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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No-one ever said it would be easy!!!!
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Michael Pheleps

• Michael Pheleps was a swimmer that won many state
  medals and had a dream that he wanted to go the
  Olympics!
• His real dream was not just to go to the Olympics
  but to win the world record holder Mark Spitz who
  won 7 gold medals in the 1972 Olympics!
• He was in the 2004 Olympic games in Athens,
  Greece!

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More about Michael

• Just to go and see Michael Pheleps could cost up
  to 15,000
• Voted the best man swimmer for 2004, 2003, 2002,
  and 2001

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Natalie Coughlin

• Natalie started swimming at the age of 6!
• She started winning state races at the age of
  only 13!
• At the age of 19 she became world noticed for her
  talent!
• She quotes I couldnt of been anywhere if I
  didnt have the wonderful team-mates, they are
  the best and they are the ones that keep me
  going!
• She was in the 2004 Olympic games in Athens,
  Greece!
• Natalie has won medals in 2002, and 2001

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Swimming all the time!

• Swimmers trying for the Olympics can practice
  6-7 days a week!
• They spend a lot of time in the water!
• They end up practicing about 6 hours a day!

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Records for women

• Women are amazing swimmers!
• 50 meter in backstroke 29 seconds
• 800 meter in freestyle 8 minutes

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CREDITS

• www.uen.orf
• www.google.com
• And the wonderful websites that I got my pictures
  from!

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