Bitten not beaten

July 31, 2026

33 mins

About this episode:

The Blue Room’s Sabra Lane interviews marathon swimmer Joanne Norman on becoming the first Australian woman to complete the Oceans Seven Challenge. What makes Joanne’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.