Natalie du toit
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Natalie Du Toit is a South African swimmer who had her leg amputated at age 17 due to a motorcycle accident. Despite this, she became a professional swimmer, competing in the Olympics and Commonwealth Games, where she broke records and won medals against able-bodied swimmers. She won 13 gold medals in Paralympics between 2004 and 2012 before retiring in 2012 at age 36 to work on improving administration of sports.
Natalie du toit
- 1. Natalie Du Toit An example of overcoming
- 2. What happened to her? At the age of 17 her leg got amputated in a motorcycle accident.
- 3. What sport does she practice? She is a professional swimmer that competed in the Olympics, Manchester Commonwealth games and All Africa games. She broke many records, got many medals and she also won against able-bodied swimmers. She won 13 gold medals in the Paralympics between 2004 and 2012.
- 4. What she do in the actuality? She's 36 years old, she is retired from her swimmer carrier since 2012,and is now actively trying to improve the administration of all sporting codes.