Teen swimmer beats the odds
                   
livingstondaily.com: Swimmer Petra Hanrahan practices at the Pathfinder School pool in Hamburg Township. The teen is heading to represent the United States in an international athletics competition this year in Europe. livingstondaily.com
livingstondaily.com     May 20, 2008          

By Christopher Behnan • DAILY PRESS & ARGUS • May 20, 2008 Russian-born Petra Hanrahan arrived in the United States with dyslexia — a learning disability about which she was teased incessantly by classmates. Verda's second cousin, whom Petra's met once before, will also be at the games. Aside... [read full story]                

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