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n many ways, what Dana Vollmer accomplished last summer – winning a gold medal and
setting a world record in the 100 butterfly at the London Olympics – was more miracle than
mission. A cluster of injuries over the years, including an ACL tear and debilitating back injury
that made it difficult to get out of bed and required cortisone injections, made training – let alone
competing – painful and difficult at times. But when all was said and done, Vollmer overcame all
that life could throw at her to fulfill her destiny of becoming an individual olympic champion.
watch Dana vollmer’s gold-medal
race at the 2012 Olympic Games:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2L12bpUsSs
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