10 Year-Old Girl Swims Over A Mile With Hands and Feet Bound


	10 Year-Old Girl Swims Over A Mile With Hands and Feet Bound

merrie

10-5-2007 1:46 AM

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achieve, swim, english channel, beijing olympics

merrie says:

The father, a teacher who enjoys swimming, coaches his daughter and said the family does not have enough money for her to have a better coach. The girl started the sport when she was six and her father said her goal is to one day swim across the English Channel.

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10-5-2007 5:13 AM

michellezm

her goal

Sounds more like his.

10-5-2007 9:09 AM

merrie

Judging from the expression on the daughter's face,
I'd say she doesn't appear to be having any fun.

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