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Australia’s Para-archers are using their pre-Games training sessions to acclimatise to the stifling conditions that have greeted them on their arrival in Tokyo. The four-person team of Rio 2016 bronze…

The bulk of Australia’s Paralympic Team has taken up residence at the Paralympic Village in the Harumi waterfront district of Tokyo, ready for the start of a Games that has…

As we prepare to shine the spotlight on the achievements of our Paralympians at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games next week, Paralympics Australia is proud to be part of a…

Isabella Vincent was the youngest athlete on the Australian Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Team at just fifteen. Born with sacral agenisis cuadral regression syndrome, she found her love of swimming through…

Ashley, who trains under Gennadiy Labara at Wagga Wagga Swim Club, made her Paralympic debut at Tokyo 2020. She finished in fifth position in the women’s 100m breaststroke S14 and…

Growing up swimming from a young age, Alexander Tuckfield began to swim competitively in 2015. Born with congenital cerebral palsy, the NSW native grew up participating cross country running, however…

Col Pearse, whose right foot was amputated due to an accident at the age of two, was a keen sportsman throughout his life, taking part in basketball, football, cricket, and…

It was after transferring to a Nippers Program in Coffs Harbour when Maddie McTernan first fell in love with the water. In 2014 she decided to get serious about Para-swimming,…

William Martin began swimming as a form of rehabilitation after he suffered a stroke in 2007, and he quickly fell in love with the sport. He began swimming competitively in…