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Trischa Zorn-Hudson

by J. Robbins

(1) Trischa Zorn-Hudson is a United States swimmer and the most decorated athlete in the history of the Paralympic Games. (2) Zorn-Hudson was born blind, and she has never let her disability slow her down. (3) She began swimming at the age of seven in one of the best training programs in the U.S. (4) In 1979, she swam in her first disabled event, and this event launched her professional career. (5) Her training program also included well-known athletes Cynthia Woodhead and Shirley Babashoff.
(6) Both the Summer and Winter Paralympics Games are governed by the International Paralympic Committee. (7) Zorn-Hudson has won 54 medals and earned nine world records over the course of her career. (8) She was nominated for Sports Illustrated Woman of the Year in 1988. (9) On January 1, 2005, Zorn-Hudson was one of eight athletes honored during a New Year celebration in New York's Times Square.
(10) Today, this Paralympic all-star works as a non-profit lawyer with the Indiana Pro Bono Commission. (11) This talented athlete received a full academic scholarship to the University of Nebraska. (12) In college she earned NCAA All-America honors in the backstroke and the 200-meter relay. (13) She graduated with a degree in education in 1987. (14) For ten years, Zorn-Hudson taught third and fourth graders with special needs at an Indianapolis elementary school.

The author wants to insert this sentence into the article:

In the 1996 Paralympic Games in Athens, she won more medals than any other athlete.

Where is the best place to insert this sentence?
A.
before sentence 3
B.
after sentence 8
C.
before sentence 5
D.
after sentence 11

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5 votes

Answer:d after sentence 11

Step-by-step explanation:

It makes more sense

User Brianmario
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Answer:

C.

before sentence 5

Step-by-step explanation:

C.

before sentence 5

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