A woman who once represented Great Britain and Canada and who dedicated part of her life to helping others has now ended up homeless.
Laranie McHendrie Decaire, 64, is currently living on a piece of cardboard or a bench in a church graveyard in London after losing all her finances.
Laraine, who has been homeless for four years, said she paid into her pension but the system failed her and left her destitute.
She represented Great Britain and Canada in swimming competitions around the world in the 1980s, MyLondon reports. She studied at university in London and Canada, gaining a degree from McGill University - one of the world's most prestigious universities.
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