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The teenager from Gippsland in Victoria got into swimming at a young age. A teacher suggested she join a swim club and after one of her sisters started, she followed…

Braedan Jason made his international debut in Para-swimming at the 2015 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, where he placed fifth in the men’s 50m freestyle…

Chris Pitt made his Paralympic debut in Para-shooting at the age of 51, proving better than anybody that it is never too late to live your dreams. Once a star…

Anton Zappelli has been an integral member of the Australian Para-shooting team since his World Championships debut in 2014. Once a promising golfer, Anton competed in wheelchair road racing throughout…

A rising star in Para-canoe, Dylan Littlehales made his Australian debut at 15, hitting international waters for the first time at the 2015 International Canoe Federation (ICF) Canoe Sprint and…

It took Jesse Aungles just one international appearance to prove to the world that he had what it took to become a Paralympic champion. A breakthrough performance in the men’s…

Sport has always played an immense role in the life of star Para-cyclist Alistair Donohoe, and not even an accident at 15 which almost cost him his right arm was…

Melbourne teenager Isis Holt shook up the international Para-athletics scene when, less than a year after taking up the sport “to try something new,” she broke world records in the…

Claire Keefer has shown incredible promise as a Paralympic thrower since being discovered by her brother’s athletics coach at 14. Until then, Claire had avoided the track and field –…