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Sacrifices of teenage Olympic hopeful Ajulu-Bushell
Teenager Achieng Ajulu-Bushell is one of Britain's big swimming prospects, but the 16-year-old has made huge sacrifices to pursue her Olympic ambitions.Last year she switched her sporting nationality, giving up competing for Kenya to swim for the better-resourced Team GB, and in doing so she became the first black woman to swim for the British team. The concessions she has made are great. Achieng's mother, stepfather and sisters live in Nairobi, Kenya. Achieng, meanwhile, lives with family friends, goes to school in Ealing, west London and trains at a local pool. It is tough. But she feels it gives her a chance to get the best of both worlds - an excellent education and expert swimming coaching
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