Паралимпиец Джошуа Хофер плывет к рекорду Гиннесса в бассейне Арены Джундалап

Paralympic champion Joshua Hofer dives into Guinness World Record challenge at Arena Joondalup Paralympic gold medallist Joshua Hofer visited Arena Joondalup last week as part of his attempt to set a Guinness World Record by swimming a 400m freestyle at 30 metropolitan pools in three months. So far, Hofer, known as ‘The Hoff’, has completed swims at 20 centres across Perth and is aiming to raise funds for Telethon as part of his challenge. Hofer won his first gold medals at the age of 17 at the 1991 Special Olympics World Games in Minneapolis, USA. A year later, he competed at the “Paralympic Games for persons with mental handicap” in Madrid, where he won five gold, four silver and two bronze medals. The following year, he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for his service to sport. VenuesWest CEO Janis Carren said it was an honour to welcome Hofer to Arena Joondalup, a VenuesWest-owned and operated facility. “We’re delighted to have hosted Josh at the recently upgraded Arena Joondalup pool as part of his incredible challenge, and we look forward to also welcoming him to Perth HPC in the near future,” Ms Carren said. “We are cheering him on every step of the way and can’t wait to see him achieve that world record.” Hofer was also cheered on during his swim by Joondalup MLA Emily Hamilton and Joondalup mayor Daniel Kingston. “It was a treat for everyone to watch him power through the laps with great determination and skill,” Ms Hamilton said. “Arena Joondalup is a much-loved community facility, and it was an honour to support Mr Hofer in his newest world record attempt.” Mr Hofer’s Guinness World Record challenge began in late May, with his first swims taking place at Swan Active centres in Midland, Ballajura and Beechboro. His record attempt is expected to be completed by the end of September.