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Elizabeth Prinsloo

Elizabeth hails from the small town of Kiepersol in Mpumalanga, and she graduated from the University of Pretoria. She also has qualifications from Harvard University and the London School of Economics. She is currently a Director and Co-Owner at Sunreaped Pty Ltd.

Elizabeth competed at the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta as well as the 2000 Games in Sydney. She also swam at the 1998 IPC World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand.

In both Atlanta and Christchurch, she won a bronze medal in the 50m freestyle S10.

In 1996 she finished fifth in the 100m freestyle, sixth in the 100m butterfly but was disqualified in the heat of the 100m backstroke. In the 2000 Games she finished fourth in the 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle and 100m backstroke and finished seventh in the 400m freestyle.

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Elizabeth Prinsloo

Swimmer Elizabeth Prinsloo said that the ceremony finally brought home the fact that she was at the Paralympics.

"It was such an awesome feeling," said Prinsloo, who won bronze at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics. "It was like I had arrived, like the reality of where I was finally set in."

Prinsloo has trained 24 hours a week to improve on her Atlanta 50 metres freestyle bronze. "I'm in the best possible shape I can be in," said the pretty Pretorian who takes to the water in the 400m on Sunday.

"My coach Branny Ivkovic has done the most amazing job - I couldn't ask for better."

Prinsloo, who is disabled in one leg, used to compete against able-bodied swimmers at school until a Paralympian administrator saw her walking at poolside four-and-half years ago. "They approached me and told me that I would probably be able to qualify in Paralympics, so it was the start of a new life for me."

Six months later she was chasing medals in Atlanta.

https://www.news24.com/news24/emotions-run-high-in-sa-camp-20001019