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This is Jessica Long. She was born without bones in her lower legs, and both legs were amputated when she was 18 months old. She took up swimming when she was 10 and won three gold medals at the 2004 Paralympics just two years later. Last week she received the Sullivan Award as the best amateur athlete in the country. She's 15 and holds the Paralympic record in 12 events.
Long's remarkable journey from an orphanage in Russia to the top of the amateur sports world in the United States is documented in a New York Times column by George Vecsey that is, unfortunately, available to subscribers only. Reading about her, what I like best about Long is that she doesn't seem to see herself as remarkable. She told USA Today, "I just like to swim."
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