E18 - Francois. The Big Swim and also swimming with a disability -

E18 - Francois. The Big Swim and also swimming with a disability

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Send us a Text Message.In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Francois Lambrechts.We talk about Francois about his start to swimming in Queenstown in a borrowed wetsuit, but ended up swimming in skins in Dunedin. Impressive as the water can get below 10C in Dunedin.Francois has a rare disease call Charcot Marie Tooth syndrom which affects his electrical system, and in spite of this has become quite a swimmer.He is also an active volunteer for the NZ Coastguard and is participating in this y...

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