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Shireen Sapiro (born 25 January 1991 in Krugersdorp) is a South African paralympics swimmer most notable for her performance at the 2008 Summer Paralympics winning a gold medal for the 100 m backstroke.On 9 April 2004 Sapiro was seriously injured in a waterskiing accident which resulted in her left leg being paralysed.At the 2009 Maccabiah Games Sapiro was appointed flag bearer for the South African delegation at the opening ceremony.

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