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In the swim of things

In the wake of the Paris Games, Olympic swimmer turned ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ rheumatologist Elizabeth Hazel reflects on her days as an elite athlete and its impact on her career choice.

At the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, the year of the basketball Dream Team, with Nelson Mandela in the stands, 18-year-old Canadian Elizabeth Hazel clocked a time of 2:17.70 in the women’s 200-metre backstroke event, finishing 25th overall among 43 competitors.

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