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Andrew qualified for the Ironman World Championship, but polluted open water sent him to hospital with a severe bacterial infection.
This story
Andrew travels the world competing in triathlons and secured a place at the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii. Just over a week before one of the biggest races of his life, contaminated open water gave him a bacterial infection that sent him to hospital with a high fever and racing heart. Becoming ill has made him rethink where he swims while Welsh sporting bodies trial wearable devices to monitor water safety.
Where you could take it
Join Andrew on a training session to hear about his hospital ordeal and see how he assesses open-water risks today.
Where it happens
Carmarthen
The charity
- Charity: Bbc Children In Need
- Registration number: 802052
- Based in: Salford, England