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Steve Larkin

PNG swimmer hopes he's an inspiration at Olympics

Josh Tarere hopes he inspired other Papua New Guineans to swim by racing at the Olympics. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

Like most kids in Papua New Guinea, Josh Tarere loved rugby.

But his dad didn't want him to play, instead putting him in swimming lessons.

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