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U.S. swimmer Popovich breaks her own world record

Erin Popovich, who won seven gold medals at the Athens Paralympics four years ago, shattered her own world record by six seconds in the women's 200-meter individual medley Sunday at the Beijing Paralympics. ...full story at USA Today

from USA Today on Sun, Sep 07 2008

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