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Harry Hinken Proved Nothing Great Is Easy

Steven Munatones 04/11/2020 No Comment

Harry Hinken Proved Nothing Great Is Easy Courtesy to Channel Swimming Dover, English Channel. Annette Kellerman, the most prolific global-trotting marathon swimmer in her day, reportedly had a mild case of polio as a child. But the polio seemingly did not result in a physical disability later in life. The dual inductee (Honor Swimmer in the

Handicapped And Handcuffed, But Unbound By Desire

Steven Munatones 10/22/2013 No Comment

Prakash Kharvi is a disabled Indian open water swimmer who dreams big. Back in February 2011, he swam 3 km in 7 hours in the Arabian Sea with both his hands handcuffed behind his back. The polio victim started swimming from St Mary’s Island and reached Malpe Beach using primarily his left leg to kick a modified butterfly kick as his sole form of

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Harry Hinken Proved Nothing Great Is Easy

Handicapped And Handcuffed, But Unbound By Desire