A video of the swimming final went viral on Reddit, shocking most of the spectators. In the video, Abarza seems to get off to a lightning-fast start, leading the field by three or four strokes early on.
Brazilian paralympic swimmer Gabriel Araujo born with short legs and no arms obliterates the field in the 100m backstroke
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The Brazilian went on to win handily in front of jubilant spectators. A lot of people have crowded the Reddit article with the race’s comments area.
The Reddit user who uploaded the post said, “Brazilian paralympic swimmer Gabriel Araujo, born with short legs and no arms, obliterates the field in the 100m backstroke.”
“Bro is armless. Still much superior than me in the water. Whoa, a legend,” said someone. “What an amazing performance,” said a second, and “This is f**king incredible,” said a third.
