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We're into single digits here people!

Jay Milley aka the Iceman is a Paralympic cyclist. He's a quadruple amputee and also skis, snowboards, hikes, and runs (he does more sports than me) and trains 6 days a week. Holy inspirational! Paralympic.ca offers an explanation of how he accommodates while cycling he "has false legs that clip onto his bike pedals. One leg is longer than the other, so he uses a custom-built crank arm to compensate. Has a prosthetic arm on his left. To make up for his lack of fingers, which prohibits him from using normal brakes, he has a special push back bar at the rear of his seat –when he wants to stop, he simply leans back.". After winning a gold at a paralympic event in Australia last year he is a promising contender.

Sinead Russell is the sister of Colin who I'd previously written about. She's competing in the 100m backstroke.This is her first trip to the Big Show. Like her brother she had to persevere and cope with her father's decisions.

Thestar.com provides an explanation of his history:
"Cecil Russell has twice been banned from coaching for life for his involvement in illegal steroid and ecstasy rings. At the 1997 murder trial of one of his steroid trafficking associates, Russell admitted helping burn and dispose of the victim’s butchered body in a corn silo beside his Oshawa home.
But Russell kept coaching despite the ban, getting his Oakville Dolphins Swim Club suspended and its prime pool time yanked by the township. With Dad watching from the stands here at the 1976 Olympic pool Wednesday night, his daughter was swimming for the Toronto Blue Waves, an unheralded club out of High Park."

Although young, she's making a splash (see what I did there?) and has met with success swimming various distances. She's still young and has a long career ahead of her. To calm any nerves before races, Sinead likes to read or cook and enjoys running, drawing and instrumental music.