Jeremy McClure: From vision loss to Paralympian and ocean swimmer

Jeremy is driven by a positive outlook on his condition. 

“There's people in worse positions. At least I've still got my heart, my lungs, I'm still breathing,” Jeremy says.

“Let's make something positive out of a negative situation. And that was my mission to do that.”

And he’s found that in marathon ocean swimming. 

After multiple solo Perth to Rottnest Island 20 km swims, he looked for bigger challenges. 

“It's kind of invigorating thinking about pushing yourself through these uncomfortable situations… I wanted to do that no one's ever done before.”

The first was a 36 km crossing of Shark Bay from Dirk Hartog Island to the mainland. 

In the next swim, he conquered the massive 66 km of open ocean between the Abrolhos Islands and Geraldton, which took him just over 24 hours.

Of course, he doesn’t do it alone. 

On each swim, Jeremy needs a support crew on a boat and a team of swimmers, taking turns to lead him across the water. 

This team effort makes it even more satisfying. 

“It makes it even more rewarding when you get your toes on the sand at the other end,” he says.

“Every time I do it, I'm so proud of my whole team. I couldn't do it without the support of APM and the whole team joint effort.”

APM is proud to partner with Jeremy, who is such an inspiring example of overcoming challenges and achieving incredible things. 

“Having APM by my side is fantastic. Even if it's a difficult goal for someone that is able, you can still achieve whatever you want, disability or not,” Jeremy adds.

“If I can continue sharing the message and putting it out there that these goals are all achievable by anybody, I would love to do that. 

“I love opening people's eyes, pardon the pun, in something that's perceivably unachievable and making it achievable."