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The Swimmer of Auschwitz Renaud Leblond

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  • The story is about a Jewish Olympian imprisoned in Auschwitz who survived and told his story
  • Alfred Nakache was a child from Constantine
  • He swam for France in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin
  • Achieved a world record in 1941
  • Initially afraid of water, he became one of the best swimmers through willpower
  • He was banned from the pool in 1943 and deported to Auschwitz
  • Alfred kept swimming in Auschwitz and survived
  • He defied guards by swimming in the water reserves
  • The story is about a forgotten hero

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