Bitten not beaten: Joanne Norman on being the first Australian Woman to achieve the Oceans 7

<p><strong>The Blue Room&#39;s Sabra Lane</strong> interviews marathon swimmer <strong>Joanne Norman </strong>on becoming the first Australian woman to complete the <strong>Oceans Seven Challenge. </strong>What makes Joanne&#39;s story truly remarkable is that she was bitten by a Cookiecutter shark on her first attempt at the Molokaʻi channel. She recovered and successfully swam it a year after the attack. What makes her tick, why did she start marathon swimming - and Jo reveals she swims with her eyes closed - all of the time.</p><p><u>Features:</u></p><p><strong>Joanne Norman,</strong> Marathon Swimmer.</p><p><strong>Sabra Lane, </strong>The Blue Room - theblueroom.au</p><p><br></p><p><u>Joanne Norman on Instagram:</u></p><p><strong>https://www.instagram.com/jo_norman_swims/</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Themes:</strong></p><p>Courage, open water swimming, marathon swimming, Oceans Seven Challenge, inspiration, inspiring swims, surviving a shark attack, cookiecutter shark, English Channel, Catalina Channel, Strait of Gibraltar, North Channel, Kaiwi Channel, Cook Strait, Tsugaru Strait, Dubai, Abu Dhabi. Film, &quot;Don&#39;t be Prey&quot;, Mark Sowerby, Rob Woodhouse.</p><p><br></p>