After the dizzy heights we scaled in Athens and Beijing, where Kirsty Co-ventry won a combined seven medals, including two gold, Zimbabwe has been getting a reality check at the London 2012 Olympics.
Kirsty left without a medal and, after the heroics of the last decade and the emergence of younger and faster swimmers, it's easy to understand her decision to retire.
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