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High-octane house music has propelled rising Australian swim star Alexa Leary to a Paralympic gold medal and fulfilled a prophecy set out by a fortune teller three years ago. After setting a 59.60 world record in the morning session heat at La Defense Arena in Paris, Leary went one better to claim gold in the 100m freestyle with a time of 59.53.
” After belting out ‘Advance Australia Fair’ on the podium, Leary celebrated her gold by dancing on the podium, performing the robot and staring down the barrel of the broadcast camera. Her infectious personality and comeback story has quickly made her one of the most-endearing characters in Australian sport.
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