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maria sharapova was born in nyagan in (a) 9 - siberia in
1987. this was (b) year of the nuclear accident at
chernobyl, which was only 100 miles away from the family home. they
moved to sochi on (c) black sea to escape the radiation.
(d) years later, in 1993, tennis champion martina
navratilova saw the young sharapova playing at the moscow tennis clinic. she was six years old. "i kney
i was watching (e) 11 future star," said martina, and she recommended that maria go to
( bollettieri tennis academy in florida. maria's parents borrowed money from
(g) family and friends to pay for the trip.
in 1994 maria and her father, yuri, arrived in (h) united states with $700 in their
pockets. we travelled by bus and train to florida,' says yuri. '0) maria nor i spoke
(1) english. luckily, there was (k). woman at the academy who spoke
russian.' nick bollettieri watched seven-year-old maria play for (1)
her at once. yuri rented a small flat and took (m) job on a building site. it was
(n) - hour's walk (o) way to the academy for yuri. maria's mother couldn't
get a visa at first. she had to wait two years, separated from (p) her husband and her
daughter, before she could come to florida.
ten years after she arrived in florida, maria won the wimbledon singles title.
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Swimming is a sport very beautiful and fascinating. Moreover, it is very useful and at the same time enjoyable sport as strengthens all muscle groups, as well as promotes relaxation of the body and the likelihood of injury here is fairly small.
The history of the development of navigation has very deep roots.In ancient times the cult of water was all Nations. The people believed the gods that commanded the waters (Poseidon, Neptune).The earliest image showing people floating ways similar to the breaststroke and the crawl, refer to IV – II centuries BC were Very much appreciated the art of swimming. Every year, at Hermione in honor of the holiday dedicated to the God of the sea, and 1300 on the Games, have Istme at the sanctuary of Poseidon every two years, always held the swimming competition.
The historian Herodotus described the feat of a Greek diver of Scillies, which sank in 478 BC the Persian Fleet. In a storm he swam up to enemy ships and cut them holding the anchor ropes which they crashed on the rocks. Returning, the hero swam 5 km and often dived not to be seen by the Persians. In honor of the heroism of Scillia, his countrymen gave him the statue in Delphi.
The ability to swim well is very revered in the days of the Roman Empire. Roman troops were on ships specially trained units, whose task was to repair the underwater part of ships and naval intelligence.In the middle ages the knight in his initiation, had to demonstrate their ability to swim in armor. Amateur first swimming school was founded in 1785 in Paris. Of similar institution first appeared in 1825 in St. Petersburg.

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