Kerry-Lee Gockel
EXTRA,  FEATURES,  October 2024

The Wingless Warrior

Armless open water swimmer Kerry-Lee Gockel sets her sights on a 25km Ultramarathon swim. Words by Janine Sheen.

She calls herself ‘The Wingless Warrior’, evoking images of angels or superheroes, aptly fitting the only armless, female, long-distance ocean swimmer in Australia.

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