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Louise Talbot

Australian swimming champion Michael Klim diagnosed with rare auto-immune disorder

Michael Klim has been diagnosed with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). Photo: AAP

Australian Olympic champion swimmer Michael Klim has opened up about a rare auto-immune disorder that has left him unable to walk unassisted, with little or no feeling in his feet.

Klim, 44, who lives in Bali with his partner Michelle Owen and the three children he co-parents with ex-wife Lindy Rama, told Ten’s Sunday Project he’s been diagnosed with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP).

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