Anastasia Pagonis: From 13-year-old club swimmer to world
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The 18-year-old Paralympic champion and world record breaker will look to collect more medals in her World Championships debut in Portugal this week
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Visually impaired swimmer from Garden City prepares for the
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Swimming news - International Paralympic Committee
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Anastasia Pagonis, blind teen swimmer from Long Island, gets help
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e.l.f. Cosmetics Teams Up with Paralympic Star, Anastasia Pagonis
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Glasgow 2015 News - IPC Swimming World Championships
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Mary Barber's Portfolio
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Teen swimmer's journey to Tokyo Paralympics began after losing sight
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Teen swimmer who won gold at Paralympics presented with 'Key to
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