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               Swimmer Eyes Competition, Fun at Special Olympics

   by Mike O'Sullivan

   Swimmer Betsy Cory of San Diego is one of 6,500 athletes from 165
   countries who will compete in Los Angeles in the Special Olympics World
   Games, which will start Saturday.

   She practices twice a week and has meets on Saturdays to get ready for
   the games. Cory has won medals, including a gold, in national
   competitions and will face her biggest challenge yet at the Special
   Olympics.

   Cory, 46, said swimming is a big part of her life: "I've been swimming
   ever since I was the age of 4 years old."

   And she she said she loves to be in the water, "because when I get in
   the water, I feel so good.  It refreshes me on a hot day."

   The Special Olympics will feature 25 sports from aquatics to
   volleyball.  Cory will compete in freestyle, backstroke and relay
   races.

   Friends are rooting for her on her Facebook page.  Her coach, Kim Holt,
   said Cory is focused. She is "eating a lot healthier, and focusing on
   exercise and making that a very strong point in her life," the coach
   said.

   People call Cory competitive, but she said competition is just one part
   of the Olympics.

   "We're there to have fun," she said.  It's also competition, but I
   think we're there to have a lot of fun and to meet new people."
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