Jeremy McClure is a 34-year-old blind four-time Paralympic open water swimmer from Australia.
He is a triathlete and motivational speaker. He competed at four Paralympics – 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing, 2012 London and 2016 Rio.
Awards & Accomplishments
He completed a 19.7 km Rottnest Channel Swim from Cottesloe Beach to Rottnest Island in Western Australia on 21 February 2015 at the age of 27, finishing in 7 hours 54 minutes 0 seconds. He completed a two-way crossing of the 19.7 km Rottnest Channel Swim in Western Australia on 17 December 2016 in 14 hours 8 minutes 18 seconds at the age of 29. He completed a 19.7 km Rottnest Channel Swim from Cottesloe Beach to Rottnest Island in Western Australia on 25 He attempted a three-way crossing of the 19.7 km Rottnest Channel Swim in Western Australia in 2017 in 14 hours at the age of 30, supported by a team of 33 people including 7 kayakers, 8 escort pilots in 4 boats, a timekeeper, his wife, a shark scientist and 11 pace swimmers in the Jeremy's Blind Rottnest Triple Crossing. He completed a 19.7 km Rottnest Channel Swim from Cottesloe Beach to Rottnest Island in Western Australia on 24 February 2018 at the age of 30, finishing in 6 hours 1 minute. He set the fastest backstroke crossing of the 19.7 km Rottnest Channel Swim in Western Australia in 2019 in 7 hours 12 minutes 50 seconds.
