![Meet the suburban teen born without arms who will be competing in this weekend's Chicago Triathlon – Chicago Tribune Meet the suburban teen born without arms who will be competing in this weekend's Chicago Triathlon – Chicago Tribune](https://www.chicagotribune.com/resizer/gi_xV6YLVISDjLEzFmN_E2IP1-I=/630x630/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tronc.s3.amazonaws.com/public/J5DZT64UMJE7LLPXYDV6JCSIDE.jpg)
Meet the suburban teen born without arms who will be competing in this weekend's Chicago Triathlon – Chicago Tribune
![He's 14, was born without arms — and just completed the Chicago Triathlon: 'It was fun. But a bigger challenge than I expected' – Chicago Tribune He's 14, was born without arms — and just completed the Chicago Triathlon: 'It was fun. But a bigger challenge than I expected' – Chicago Tribune](https://arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tronc.s3.amazonaws.com/public/5A3MO4XFAVCB3HKVQ4QLRLGUGE.jpg)
He's 14, was born without arms — and just completed the Chicago Triathlon: 'It was fun. But a bigger challenge than I expected' – Chicago Tribune
![Jesse Kirsch on Twitter: "Honored to meet Tim and his mom, Linda Bannon, who was born with the same limb difference as her son. https://t.co/Uz67lTQ8fd" / Twitter Jesse Kirsch on Twitter: "Honored to meet Tim and his mom, Linda Bannon, who was born with the same limb difference as her son. https://t.co/Uz67lTQ8fd" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EASCdibW4AYqh8s.jpg)
Jesse Kirsch on Twitter: "Honored to meet Tim and his mom, Linda Bannon, who was born with the same limb difference as her son. https://t.co/Uz67lTQ8fd" / Twitter
![My son and I were both born with no arms but we've learned to use our feet to eat and play guitar - Mirror Online My son and I were both born with no arms but we've learned to use our feet to eat and play guitar - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article6247244.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Linda-Bannon-MAIN.jpg)