Achmat Hassiem
In 2006, another incident took place in Cape Town, South Africa. This time, Achmat Hassiem was the victim of a great white shark. Despite the fact that he had his right leg bitten off, he grew to love swimming. As a matter of fact, he brought home a bronze medal in Men’s 100m Butterfly at the London Paralympics six years after that.

Achmat Hassiem
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