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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Martin Valko The Law Office of Martin Valko Tel: (214) 682-8620 mvalko@valkolaw.com
ST DENIS, Reunion Island, December 30, 2004 – In her already 9th appearance, the 2-time Olympic silver medalist and 4-time Olympian Martina Moravcova, won all of her five races and became the overall female swimmer of the meet at the SC Championship of the Indian Ocean.
Martina dominated in the 50m (28.18) and 100m (1:00.86) backstroke, 50m (26.21) and 100m butterfly (57.47) , and the 100m IM (1:01.34). After the meet the swimmers that competed in the Athens Olympics like Sollene Figues of France, Marleen Veldhuis and Chantal Groot of Netherlands, Mette Jacobsen of Denmark, Alena Popchanka of Belorus and others, donated their swimming apparel for an auction to aid the Tsunami relief efforts. At the end of the night, they raised incredible 3,000 Euros, with Martina's swimming suit, cap, and one of her medal bringing in 200 Euros. The proceeds were sent to the Croix Rouge (the French Red Cross).
Martina is a native of Slovakia, and a graduate of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, where she earned her Bachelors in Business Administration and Masters in Applied Economics. During her collegiate career at SMU, she became the second winningest female swimmer in the NCAA history with 10 individual and 4 team NCAA titles.
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