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The Eyes Free Sports Podcast: Ep. 45: A Chat with Drew Hunthausen, Blind & Hearing Impaired Triathlete

Broadcast on:
28 Aug 2021

In Episode 45 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, our guest is Drew Hunthausen. Known as “The No Excuses Blind Guy,” he talked about:

  • His early childhood and the numerous sports he played when he was still fully sighted
  • A sudden diagnosis and why he spent three months in a coma
  • The long road he endured when awakening from the coma and its resulting effects on him physically
  • The first sport he got into after losing his sight and hearing and how freeing it felt to him
  • Getting involved in the Blind Stokers Club and how this led him into doing triathlons
  • Some adaptations he uses as a blind and hearing impaired triathlete
  • Why he adopted the nickname “The No Excuses Blind Guy”

Learn more about Drew Hunthausen at www.drewhunthausen.com. Follow him on Facebook at http://facebook.com/drewhunthausen. Follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/drewhunthausen. Check out his Instagram page at http://instagram.com/drewhunthausen.