Jill Williams stormed to victory in the Tricks and Jump events in California.
A mother-of-three has told how she defied blindness to become a World Champion water-skiier.Despite starting lessons just three years ago, she scooped two golds and a pending disabled world record in California.
Williams, from Ormskirk, Lancs, said: "I was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa, which means I have no central vision, only peripheral. It's got worse over time. "There was no way I'd be driving that car and I definitely wouldn't be joining the RAF. It was tough.Williams loved water-skiiing during family trips to Anglesey as it made her "feel free".Williams says water-skiiing during family trips to Anglesey made her feel free
Hooked, she made a six-hour round train trip to Rochdale three days every week, often unable to see platform changes, causing delays as her sight continued to deteriorate, but it did not stop her.
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