All over the world, the athletic community is reeling; the covid pandemic of 2020/2021 has brought changes and restrictions to the world community.Inspirational, compelling, and uplifting, this film follows the lives of the most determined athletes, as they experience a truly unique period of sporting and world history.As we spend time with an extraordinary cast of international athletes, we discover what you can be achieved, and how the most organized sporting minds react to unprecedented uncertainty.With a fiercely re- ignited focus, American-British fencer MILES CHAMLEY- WATSON takes us inside the push and pull of distraction; his internal conflict between ADHD, a wild lifestyle, and the zen-like flow of fencing.Britain's young heptathlete NIAMH EMMERSON teeters on the edge of becoming either the next household name, or nothing... It all depends on her ability to rise to the mounting pressure.Beachvolley Vikings Anders MOL and Christian SøRUM are on emotional rollercoaster ride, when at the top of their game, the pandemic hits and Anders is forced to deal with a creeping injury. Will he get fit in time to start competing again with his best friend?The reigning world champion Argentine sailors, SANTI LANGE and CECI CARRANZA, share an emotional journey toward their last International competitions together, as Santi pushes 60 years old and Ceci foregoes IVF treatment with her girlfriend.Interweaving each athlete's narrative across the year, ONE EXTRAORDINARY YEAR tells the complete physical, mental and emotional story of each individual's journey, revealing what it really takes to be a world-class athlete at this unique and unprecedented time.