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From beating leukaemia to Olympic gold
Maarten van der Weijden tells us his journey of battling back from leukaemia to claim Olympic gold in the 10 km open water competition at the 2008 Beijing Games.
Photo credit: Maarten van der Weijden wins men's 10 km marathon swimming event at 2008 Beijing Games (Getty)
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