Before he takes on the English Channel, Gerrard Gosens is set to become the first totally blind person to complete a 20-kilometre open ocean swim around Woppa-Great Keppel Island.
Ms Gockel has congenital amelia, meaning she was born without arms.
"I was actually quite scared of the water and my mum had to give me a gentle nudge off the top step for swimming lessons so I would actually get underwater," Ms Gockel said.A coach took her on in high school and during university she fell in love with ocean swimming."There's a beauty in the ocean that you can't experience in the pool.
Ms Gockel goes by "the Wingless Warrior" on social media, a name that initially began as a nickname during a pizza-eating competition."I don't like armless, I think it's a bit boring … and I just ran with it, the Wingless Warrior has just stuck ever since."Next year Mr Gosens is planning to become the first totally blind person to swim the English Channel.
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