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She became the first Romanian swimmer to win an Olympic title.<\/p>\n<p>Mocanu also won the 200 meters gold medal at the 2001 Worlds in Fukuoka, but she failed to qualify for this year&#39;s Games. <\/p>\n<p>She told a news conference she plans to take up a career in swimming coaching: &quot;I lost my motivation as an athlete,&quot; she said. &quot;My future is now with coaching.&quot;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BUCHAREST, Romania, September 26. DIANA Mocanu announced her retirement from competitive swimming on Thursday, according to European swimming news source INSWEEP. 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