Achmat hassiem biography

Achmat Hassiem (bor 6 May 1982 in Cape Town, South Africa) is an open water swimmer, competitive swimmer, life saver and shark attack survivor from South Africa. In 2006, his right leg was severed by a 4.5m great white shark during lifesaving training.

Swimming Highlights

• He has competed multiple times at the aQuellé Midmar Mile in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
• He competed at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics in the S10 classification. He finished 6th in the preliminary heats in the 100m backstroke.
• He competed at the 2012 London Paralympics S10 classification.

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  He competed in the 100m butterfly and the 100m and 400m freestyle, taking a bronze in the 100m butterfly, setting a new African record of 57.76 seconds in the final.

TEDx Talk

Impossible is nothing, possible is me at TEDxSeaPoint in 2012.

Interviews

Additional video here on MSNBC.

Achmat's Story

Achmat Hassiem did something so heroic, so unbelievable, so humbling that it is hard to explain.

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