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Will a Zimbabwe swim champ become the first woman to lead the Olympic movement?
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Zimbabwe swimmer Kirsty Coventry, a candidate for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee, is looking to take the Games in a fresh direction.
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Inspiration travels over 7,000km, across continents and water bodies, through a television set and into the excited heart of a nine-year-old girl. It’s a summer of Olympic swimming in Barcelona in 1992 and in Harare, Zimbabwe, the girl watches and turns to her parents.
“I’m going to go to the Olympic Games and I’m going to win Zimbabwe a gold medal.”
