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    Natalie Du Toit was a South African swimmer who began competing internationally at age 14 but was hit by a car at age 17, though she recovered and was able to swim again within 3 months. She broke records in the multi-disability 100-meter freestyle at the 2001 Commonwealth Games where she also received a special award, and she won silver in the 800 freestyle and bronze in the 400 freestyle at the Afro-Asian Games that year, demonstrating her perseverance after her accident.

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    Natalie Du Toit was a South African swimmer who began competing internationally at age 14 but was hit by a car at age 17, though she recovered and was able to swim again within 3 months. She broke records in the multi-disability 100-meter freestyle at the 2001 Commonwealth Games where she also received a special award, and she won silver in the 800 freestyle and bronze in the 400 freestyle at the Afro-Asian Games that year, demonstrating her perseverance after her accident.

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    Natalie Du Toit was a South African swimmer who began competing internationally at age 14 but was hit by a car at age 17, though she recovered and was able to swim again within 3 months. She broke records in the multi-disability 100-meter freestyle at the 2001 Commonwealth Games where she also received a special award, and she won silver in the 800 freestyle and bronze in the 400 freestyle at the Afro-Asian Games that year, demonstrating her perseverance after her accident.

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    BIOGRAPHY OF NATALIE DU TOIT

    Natalie Du Toit was born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1984. At the age of 14, she began to
    compete in swimming on an international level. When she was 17, however, she was hit by a car on
    her way back to school after leaving swim practice. This did not dampen her spirits to compete in the
    Olympics. Three months after the accident, she was able to walk and swim again. At 18 years old,
    she competed in the 2001 Manchester Commonwealth games. She broke records when she swam
    the multi-disability 100-meter freestyle. During the closing ceremonies of the 2001 Manchester
    Commonwealth games, Natalie du Toit received a special award: the David Dixon Award. During this
    year, she competed in the Afro-Asian Games. In this event, she won the silver medal in the 800
    freestyle. In the 400-meter freestyle, she won a bronze medal.

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