In 2015 a then 19 year-old Swanepoel was attacked by a great white shark and unfortunately lost his right leg.
At the end of his thank you speech after being bestowed with the Lesedi Spirit of Courage Award, Swanepoel quoted words his mother told him just hours before the award show. While enjoying a mid-year break from his theatre and performance degree studies at the University of Cape Town in June 2015, a then 19-year-old Swanepoel wasHis mother’s words are poignant in how Swanepoel has had a new appreciation of life since that tragic accident.
The young actor rightfully received a standing ovation and thanked his family for encouraging him through his nine-year recovery.
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