I should pass this story along to a friend of mine, (coincidentally by the name of "Rick"). Rick for many years was the waterfront director of one of the Adirondack Boy Scout camps on a busy lake. Rick is an amazing person. Highly athletic and an all around good guy, he lost his arm above the elbow several years ago in an accident. As waterfront director, swim, and boating instructor, he could swim better than most of his young (or older) staff helpers. He often did the mile swim with ease.
One of Rick's tests for life guard certification was to throw a sledge hammer which was a steel pipe welded to a sledge hammer head into 12 feet of water at the raft and retrieve it to the shore. Rick could do it faster than any other strong staff swimmer. His favorite activity was sailing and he owned a Hobie which he loved and handled solo easily. He could paddle a canoe with a standard wood paddle ( by wedging it in his armpit) well enough to teach the program to everyone. One time as he was working on a project I without thinking embarrassingly asked him if he "could use a hand". He often joked about that time as he said he already had "one".