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	Brave Du Toit named outstanding athlete of Commonwealth Games. 5/8/2002. Commonwealth Games
		Du Toit competed as a highly-promising 14-year-old at the last Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur four years ago, but her life was tragically altered in February of last year when she lost her left leg at the knee in a motorbike accident.
		Du Toit has said repeatedly in Manchester that she is not sure what her swimming future holds.
		Du Toit was introduced to Queen Elizabeth as part of a special welcoming party for the athletes before Sunday evening's closing ceremony.
	www.abc.net.au /commonwealthgames/2002/items/s639796.htm (422 words)

	No fun in the sun for Natalie: Sport: More Sport: News24
		Natalie was chasing me, but at the end she took the wrong route and that is why I beat her," Van Rensburg said.
		Du Toit said she was happy with her time, considering how little she has been practising.
		Du Toit said she was not sure yet whether she would be taking part in the Commonwealth Games.
	www.news24.com /News24/Sport/More_Sport/0,,2-9-32_1818276,00.html (564 words)

	Natalie du Toit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Natalie du Toit (born 29 January 1984) is a South African swimmer.
		Born in Cape Town, Du Toit first competed internationally at the age of 14, when she took part in the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.
		Du Toit was voted 48th in the Top 100 Great South Africans in 2004 by the South African Broadcasting Corporation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Natalie_du_Toit (632 words)

	Carte Blanche
		Soon after losing her leg, Natalie made what was to some a bold and emotional statement that she would continue to train for the 2004 Olympics and not compete in the Para-Olympics.
		Natalie had just finished swimming training and she was on her way to school when a car collided with her.
		Natalie says that her accident was a growing experience and that she has learned to treasure her life more.
	www.carteblanche.co.za /Display/Display.asp?Id=1888 (1386 words)

	ABC Sport Online - Commonwealth Games 2006
		Du Toit, who carried her country's flag into the Melbourne Cricket Ground for Wednesday's opening ceremony, broke her own record with a new best of 29.32 seconds in the morning semi-final and then smashed it again with 29.27 in winning the night final.
		Du Toit, 22, said her aim was to qualify for South Africa's able-bodied swimming team for 2012 London Olympics.
		Du Toit made history at the 2002 Manchester Games when she made the final of the 800 metres freestyle becoming the first athlete with a disability to qualify for an able-bodied final in a major competition.
	www.abc.net.au /sport/content/200603/s1594920.htm (271 words)

	SABCnews.com - sport/athletics
		Natalie du Toit, the one-legged South African swimmer, will continue her quest in June to compete at the Athens Olympics after failing to qualify at her recent national championships.
		Du Toit's time of 9.01 during the trials earlier this week was more than 20 seconds off the qualifying time for Athens.
		Du Toit - whose lower left leg was amputated after she was knocked off her scooter by a car in 2001 - has become a role model for disabled and able-bodied people alike.
	www.sabcnews.com /sport/athletics/0,2172,78321,00.html (277 words)

	Swimmer aims high despite losing leg
		Du Toit has become a role model for disabled and able-bodied people alike and was nominated this month for one of May's prestigious Laureus awards -- the Oscars of sport.
		But now du Toit is concentrating her efforts on making the 800m freestyle in Athens -- and if all goes well she hopes to bring home a medal in 2008.
		Du Toit does not see her own challenge, and the growing media attention that it has brought, as a chore.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2004/mar/22swim.htm?zcc=rl (861 words)

	iafrica.com \| news \| sa news Natalie du Toit up for British award
		Natalie du Toit made history in August by becoming the first disabled person to compete against able-bodied swimmers in the 800m freestyle final at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester, and she shows no sign of stopping.
		The daily reports that, although the award is an international one, Du Toit is the only foreigner to be nominated.
		Du Toit is quoted in the publication: “It’s an honour and a privilege to be nominated, especially since it’s a British award and I’m the only non-British candidate.”
	iafrica.com /news/sa/179984.htm (261 words)

	SURVIVE & thrive: EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE IF YOU CAN JUST BELIEVE Swimming World Magazine - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		At that moment, Natalie du Toit was not in the least preoccupied with her swimming career.
		Du Toit comes from a workingclass background, and maybe that's where she learned her stubbornness and determination.
		They should have, for it was the first clue that du Toit planned to defy all the odds that got in her way.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa4270/is_200507/ai_n14776446 (876 words)

	Natalie ignored for top award: Sport: More Sport: News24
		Johannesburg - South African swimmer Natalie du Toit, who was awarded the outstanding athlete of the Manchester Commonwealth Games last year, was a shock omission from the Laureus World Sports Awards 2003 on Tuesday.
		Du Toit, who lost her left leg in a scooter accident two years ago, was expected to be a contender for the World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability award when the gala occasion takes place in Monaco on May 20.
		Du Toit received the consolation of being invited as a special guest to the Monaco gala.
	www.news24.com /News24/Sport/More_Sport/0,,2-9-32_1338104,00.html (702 words)

	Star: Du Toit wins fifth gold
		Durban - South Africa's Natalie du Toit blew away the field at the King's Park Aquatic Centre last night to win her fifth gold medal of the IPC World Swimming Championships.
		Swimming in her shortest race, the women's S9 50 metres freestyle, Du Toit clocked a time of 29.20secs, to beat April Kerley of America (30.14secs) and Russia's Irina Grazhdanova (30.51secs).
		Du Toit goes in search of her sixth gold medal of the Championships today in the 5km open water swim at the Hazelmere Dam.
	www.thestar.co.za /index.php?fArticleId=3584412 (361 words)

	The Federation of Boxer Clubs of Southern Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Natalie plans to take Binga wherever she can - to the beach, to galas and to spend as much time as possible with her.
		Natalie was overwhelmed when she was told about her new companion.
		Natalie made her choice and started to look for a name that started with "B", as the pup was from the Wilson's "B" litter.
	www.fbcsa.za.org /Natalie.htm (317 words)

	0swim
		While those who know Du Toit have no doubt about her will and courage to realise her dream, the Chinese yesterday came out in support of the 17-year-old from Cape Town by donating R16000 to her cause.
		The Chinese are impressed that Du Toit refused to give up her swimming career.
		Heyns, who attended the function at the Johannesburg Stadium, paid tribute to Du Toit's talent and courage, then revealed that since her retirement from competition she was considering a more adventurous lifestyle as a microlight pilot and swimming a section of the Zambezi River.
	www.dispatch.co.za /2001/09/13/sport/OSWIM.HTM (647 words)

	Natalie du Toit creates history - SouthAfrica.info
		South African disabled swimmer Natalie du Toit made history when she qualified for the final of the 800 metres freestyle at the Commonwealth Games - the first time in history that an elite athlete with disability has qualified for the final of an able-bodied event.
		In Kuala Lumpur four years ago, competing as an able-bodied athlete, Du Toit qualified for the B-final of the 800 metres.
		Du Toit earlier claimed South Africa's first gold medal in the swimming pool when she won the Elite Athlete with Disability 50 metres freestyle.
	www.southafrica.info /what_happening/sports/cwealth0802.htm (826 words)

	Conference Speakers International
		As a promising young swimmer, Natalie du Toit was involved in a scooter accident early in 2001, which resulted in her left leg being amputated below the knee.
		After qualifying for the 800m freestyle final at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, Natalie won gold in the multi-disability 50m and 100m freestyle, both in world record times, and was the unanimous choice for the David Dixon Award for Outstanding Athlete of the Games.
		Natalie does a lot of motivational speaking around the country and hopes to inspire her compatriots to be the best they can be.
	www.conferencespeakers.co.za /speakers/nataliedutoit.htm (261 words)

	IOL: Natalie du Toit dives into writing
		Du Toit said that through her book she hoped to reach out to many people who might be faced with adversity in their lives.
		After the accident, Du Toit's leg was amputated and she thought it would be the end of her swimming career.
		Du Toit has broken two world records at the 2006 Paralympic World Cup in Manchester and she made history in 2002 by competing in the able-bodied 800m freestyle finals at the Commonwealth Games.
	www.iol.co.za /?set_id=1&click_id=3020&art_id=vn20061110063758764C867228 (574 words)

	SABCnews.com - sport/other
		Natalie du Toit, a South African swimmer, has been nominated for the 2004 Laureus World Sports Awards, also known as the Oscars of sport.
		Du Toit who had her leg amputated below the knee in 2001, was nominated in the World Sportsperson of the Year With a Disability category.
		At the time of her accident, Du Toit was ranked number two in South Africa.
	www.sabcnews.com /sport/other/0,2172,76001,00.html (230 words)

	Organizers tighten eligibility rules -DAWN - Sport; July 25, 2002
		South African swimmer Natalie Du Toit is determined to make history in the pool at the Commonwealth Games by taking part in a disabled event as well as testing herself against her able-bodied rivals.
		But Du Toit has refused to surrender to the incident and will go for medals in two Elite Athletes with Disabilities (EAD) events as well as the 800m freestyle against the tournament’s able-bodied swimmers.
		Du Toit has said that it was always her ambition to race with able-bodied rivals and proved her point by making second place in the national trials.
	www.dawn.com /2002/07/25/spt3.htm (613 words)

	Sporting Icons from around the world by Ruqya Khan and Chitra Ramaswamy
		Natalie earlier claimed South Africa’s first gold medal in the swimming pool when she won the Elite Athlete with Disability 50 metres freestyle.
		When Natalie had her left leg amputated below the knee following a scooter accident in early 2001, she ended up encouraging tearful family members while recovering in hospital - and four months after her operation she was back in the swimming pool.
		Natalie says there's still plenty of swimming left in her, and she still aims to qualify for an able-bodied Olympics.
	www.talbronstein.org /archive/2005_06_sporting_icons.htm (1965 words)

	www.sagoodnews.co.za \| search \| sport Du Toit swims to world record
		South Africa's Natalie Du Toit swum into the record books with a World Record time in the 50m Elite Atheletes with A Disability (EAD) Freestyle, in her heat earlier today.
		Her time of 29.32 seconds in the 09 class is 0.03 seconds clear of the old record.
		Natalie Du Toit competed at the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in 1998 as an able-bodied athlete.
	www.sagoodnews.co.za /search/sport/976530.htm (310 words)

	Sport and Recreation South Africa - News - SA Sports Awards winners announced
		SA rugby wing sensation Bryan Habana and Protea cricket team star Jacques Kallis were named as the joint winners of the SA Sportsman of the Year award, while swimmer Natalie du Toit scooped the SA Sportswoman of the Year title, at the SA Sports Awards 2005 function, held in Midrand, near Johannesburg on Thursday.
		Paralympic star Du Toit knows no boundaries when it comes to setting new personal best performances, and her effort in setting four world records and claiming 2 gold medals, all in the space of one day at the Paralympic World Cup, made her a deserved winner of the SA Sportswoman of the Year award.
		Du Toit claim the award ahead of fellow SA Sportswoman of the Year finalists in Liezel Huber (tennis), Marli Knoetze and Thandi Mngwevu (athletics), Odette Richard (rhythmic gymnastics) and Marsha Marescia (hockey).
	www.srsa.gov.za /News.asp?ID=52 (648 words)

	SuperSwimmer
		The IPC World Swimming Championships finished just like they started, with Natalie du Toit winning a gold medal in the final event, the five-kilometre open water swimming event at the Hazelmere Dam.
		South Africa's Natalie du Toit blew away the field at the King's Park Aquatic Centre in Durban on Thursday evening to win her fifth gold medal at the IPC World Swimming Championships.
		Natalie du Toit continued her relentless form at the IPC World Swimming Championships on Wednesday evening, winning her fourth gold medal at the King's Park Aquatic Centre.
	www.superswimmer.co.za /default.asp?scat=superswimmer/saswimming (144 words)

	Sports plus! The 8th All Africa Games
		South African, 800m Freestyle gold medallist, Natalie Du Toit talks about her role in the 8th All Africa Games.
		Natalie Du Toit talks about her motivation and Christian Faith.
		Hear Natalie Du Toit's interview as she accepts the new David Dixon Award.
	radioworldwide.gospelcom.net /sport/africagames/swimming.php (86 words)

	iafrica.com \| news \| sa news Natalie du Toit calls for disabled rights
		The 18-year-old swimming star Natalie du Toit, who made history when she competed against able-bodied swimmers after losing her lower left leg as a result of a scooter accident, has added her voice to those campaigning for the rights of disabled persons in South Africa.
		She appeared at the Vukuhambe home for the disabled, in Gugulethu, Cape Town, where she demanded the immediate delivery of a national empowerment campaign for the estimated five million disabled people living in South Africa, the Cape Times on Thursday.
		It is a lack of reasonable accommodation that prevents us from contributing meaningfully to the economy, sport, education, housing and transport,” said Du Toit.
	iafrica.com /news/sa/191153.htm (407 words)

	Post Paralympic Games: Record Breaking Results
		Huot was competing in the men’s S10 division, while du Toit was in the women’s S9 division.
		The women’s 50 freestyle S9 final was first in the afternoon, and du Toit, whose left leg was amputated after a scooter accident, paced the field from the time she splashed into the water.
		When she touched the wall 50 meters later, she was a gold medallist and by 0.01 seconds had broken her own world record, which she’d set at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.
	www.abilitymagazine.com /post_paralympics_2004.html (1103 words)

	Deccan Herald News page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		And despite not having a leg, South African Natalie Du Toit started the favourite there, thanks to her gold medal at the All Africa Games earlier this month.
		But when it came to the finish, Du Toit found herself outsmarted by a teenage talent from Seychelles named Shrone Austin, who powered away with the top placing in superb fashion.
		Austin timed 9:16.46 while Du Toit touched down in 9:17.92, failing to match the youngster’s pace in the final lap.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/oct28/sp1.asp (570 words)

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