LONDON (Reuters) - In January, Kathleen Hersey's adopted mother died from colon cancer. On Wednesday she missed out on an Olympic medal by just 0.3 seconds.
Hersey, adopted by Regina and wheelchair-bound Brian Hersey when she was just three days old, was pipped for bronze by Japan's Natsumi Hoshi in the womens' 200 metres butterfly final, her only event at the London Olympics.
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