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A 23-year-old woman from Tainui has reached elite status in NZ swimming.
Now Hayley Palmer is vying for the top
at the London Olympics.
Irena Smith has her story.
With the swiftness of a dolphin, Hayley Palmer is off.
She is swimming in the 50m freestyle
and 100m relay race at London.
It's her second Olympics, but first time in an individual race.
For the past six months,
this has been like a second home for Hayley Palmer.
She has spent almost 20 hours a week training
in this pool, plus more hours in the gym.
She is seeing the results.
Her training regime will be tapered down soon
so that her body is ready for the major event.
She will be heading to Belgium next week
to finish her preparations before arriving in London.
Irena Smith, Te Karere.