Natalie du Toit in the Olympic Games by Li Oi Shan Shirley, Class 6C

The person who impressed me most in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games is Natalie du Toit. She was born in South Africa. She is twenty-four years old now. Natalie is a swimmer. She has been competing internationally in swimming since she was 14 years old.
Natalie had a car accident in 2001. Her left leg was amputated at the knee! Amazingly, three months later, before she could walk again, she swam again! She swims without the aid of a prosthetic limb.
She won five gold medal in the 2004 Paralympic Games, and she was qualified to compete in the Beijing 2008 Olympic games. She is the first female amputee swimmer who can join in the Olympic Games! She said, "Be everything you want to be!". She makes us realize that Nothing is impossible! We should never give up!