Meet Our Athletes

Extraordinary stories from inspiring individuals

Everyone has a story to tell. This is your chance to meet your Paralympians and find out what drives them to keep on achieving their dreams.

AJ Jennings

AJ Jennings lived with chronic pain, depression and an addiction to prescription medication for two decades before bravely deciding to amputate her right leg through the…
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Al Viney

Tasmania-born Al Viney was a promising young rower throughout her high school years. At the age of 18, in 2010, Al survived a high-speed car accident…
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Alana Forster

Alana Forster was driving to a cycling event when she was hit by another car. The Victorian was airlifted to The Alfred where she spent a…
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Alex Handley

Rising Para-snowboard star Alex Handley began his career in sport as an Australian representative water skier but after paralysing his arm in a high-speed crash, he…
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Alex Saffy

Alex Saffy, better known as the Bunbury Bullet, moved from South Africa to Western Australia in 2013. He was diagnosed with dyskinetic cerebral palsy as a…
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Alexa Leary

Alexa Leary is the very definition of determination. The budding triathlon star’s world changed in an instant after a cycling accident on the Sunshine Coast in…
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