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Gerrard Gosens' attempt to become the first blind person to swim across the English Channel
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For Paralympian athlete Gerrard Gosens, taking on the challenge of swimming across the English Channel is more than just a physical one.
It’s also mental, as the blind swimmer confronts the elements and conditions of the day and then figures out how to overcome them.
Gerrard tells us on Streets of Your Town podcast how he is well into an intense training regimen preparing for his attempted channel crossing in August - swimming from the UK to France in his quest to become the first blind person to do so.
It’s a big leap from his previous sport of running - having represented Australia in long distance running in three Paralympic Games and three IPC World Athletic Championships from 1996 to 2011, as well as the Paratriathlon at Tokyo 2022.
Contact Streets of Your Town host Nance Haxton AKA The Wandering Journo and find socials links HERE
Get the full story, and join The Wandering Journo tribe at substack.soyt.com
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
111 episodes
Manage episode 424486718 series 2183268
For Paralympian athlete Gerrard Gosens, taking on the challenge of swimming across the English Channel is more than just a physical one.
It’s also mental, as the blind swimmer confronts the elements and conditions of the day and then figures out how to overcome them.
Gerrard tells us on Streets of Your Town podcast how he is well into an intense training regimen preparing for his attempted channel crossing in August - swimming from the UK to France in his quest to become the first blind person to do so.
It’s a big leap from his previous sport of running - having represented Australia in long distance running in three Paralympic Games and three IPC World Athletic Championships from 1996 to 2011, as well as the Paratriathlon at Tokyo 2022.
Contact Streets of Your Town host Nance Haxton AKA The Wandering Journo and find socials links HERE
Get the full story, and join The Wandering Journo tribe at substack.soyt.com
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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