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Long wins swimming gold

Maryland swimmer Jessica Long won the gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle at the Paralympics in Athens, Greece today.

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Determination fuels an Olympic dream

For an hour and a half and 4,000 yards, pausing only to swig from her water bottle, Jessica Long swims. Butterfly, freestyle, breaststroke and backstroke - a workout she repeats four or five times a week. The 12-year-old Baltimore County girl radiates a spirit of determination.

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