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I like doing things people say aren t possible for someone in a wheelchair 6 January 2021 3:59 PM Share This: Para-athlete Alywn Uys talk to Amy MacIver about the physical and mental challenges of his recent Robben Island crossing. Meet Alwyn Uys - accomplished triathlete, ironman competitor, and now, the first paraplegic swimmer to brave the choppy waters between Robben Island and Blouberg Beach. Six years ago Uys was in a car accident that almost cost him his life and left him paralysed from the chest down. Through sheer determination, four years later he became the first South African paraplegic to ever complete an Ironman. ....
Alwyn Uys is the first paraplegic swimmer to do the 8km Robben Island Crossing Image: Alwyn Uys | YouTube When Alwyn Uys was in a car accident that left him paralysed from the chest down, he decided that he was not going to let that stop him from doing something great in his life. My name is Alwyn Uys and if I can battle the storms and overcome them in my life - then so can you! Join me. This year, Alwyn became the first paraplegic swimmer to do the Robben Island Crossing - an 8km swim from Robben Island to Blouberg crossing. ....
Alwyn Uys became the first paraplegic in the world to swim from Robben Island to Bloubergstrand in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo: Nelis Engelbrecht) Thirty-year-old paraplegic athlete, Alwyn Uys is known as a trailblazer in his field. In June 2019, he became the first paraplegic South African to complete a half Ironman, and earlier this year, he went on to become the first male para-athlete in the world to do the virtual Comrades in a racing wheelchair, on 14 June. On 11 December, Uys braved the swells of Table Bay and took on the 7,687m swim from Robben Island to Bloubergstrand, becoming the first paraplegic athlete to successfully complete the crossing. ....