Question

Many persons like to use asthma as an excuse for not being able to do well in sports. Try telling them about Down Fraser, who was the first women to break 60 sec in 100 m freestyle swimming. The first women to win four Olympic gold medals and the first swimmer to win the same event in three consecutive Olympics was asthmatic.

On the basis of the above passage, answer the following question.

i) Mention the qualities, which might have helped her to win medals at three Olympics consecutively.

Answer 1

She knew the fact that swimming was good for her asthma. This gain her interest in participating in swimming in Olympics. She trained and worked very hard in order to wind 3 gold medals in Olympics. She had that drive to win the Olympics. She was disciplined, competitive and self-confident. She was very much focused on the goals. She also had good time management and dedication to win medals at 3 Olympics consecutively.