Emily Rogers has been on a fast track in Artistic Swimming from the moment she first hopped in the pool. Within two years she had already represented Australia at an Olympics and a World Championships. The sport has taken her all around the world and is set to bring her to a second Olympic Games in Tokyo. In this chat, Emily talks about the ins and outs of artistic swimming. From the training involved to the skills that go into staying underwater and holding your breath for minutes. It’s a fantastic insight into a sport not many people appreciate how much effort goes into. She also talks throu ..read more

Mariafe moved to Australia as a child from Peru and immediately fell in love with the sport of beach volleyball.  It started out as an amateur beach tournament with one of her siblings on Manly beach, but it ended up taking her all around the world.  She went from Youth World Championships to Commonwealth Games and has already competed at the Olympics in Rio.  Now, she is preparing for her second stint at the Olympic Games, this time with partner Taliqua Clancy.  The pair are fresh off a gold medal on the Beach Volleyball circuit in Mexico and want to add Olympic gold to th ..read more

Ryan Tyack initially got involved with archery thanks to his love of video games. Being obsessed with Age of Empires meant archery or fencing was his calling, and archery was much easier to get involved in. It turned out that Tyack had quite a skill in the sport and from a young age he was competing on the international stage in World Championships. Eventually, his mum even took him on as his coach and his progression was rapid from there. He was a reserve for the Australian Olympic Team as a teenager in 2008 before eventually qualifying for Rio 2016 where he won a bronze medal in the team eve ..read more

In this episode of our Olympic season of the podcast, we’re chatting with Australian triathlete and Rio Olympian, Ashleigh Gentle. Gentle grew up in South-East Queensland and spent her life playing sport. Whether it was at the beach or cricket with her brothers, she was always being active. Eventually, a career in triathlon fell into place. She started in the sport as a way to improve her running but once the cycling and swimming followed, it was a natural progression. She has a gold medal at both the Commonwealth Games and the World Championships to her name. She also has multiple ITU and WTS ..read more

In this episode of our Olympics-based season of the podcast, we’re chatting with Australian weightlifter, Brandon Wakeling. Wakeling came to the professional sport of weightlifting quite late in his career after starting out as a budding rugby league player. At first, just another way to advance his training, eventually he started dedicating more and more time to the sport. Living on the Gold Coast meant he had a Commonwealth Games to look forward to and that drive motivated his consistent improvement. The 27-year-old competed at the Comm Games and finished seventh, won gold at the 2019 Pacifi ..read more

Mara Stransky is one of the most exciting young sailors in the country. Her journey with sailing dates back to when she was just a toddler, living with her parents as they sailed around the world and competed at international events.  After competing with her family throughout Australia and SouthEast Asia, Stransky finally made the decision that it was time to go her own way and has never looked back since.  At only 18, she finished on the podium at the 2017 Radial Worlds and in 2019 finally earned a spot on the Australian Sailing Team.  After spending the last year working on h ..read more

Matthew Temple is one of Australia’s most promising male swimmers. Only 21, he competed in the 2019 World Championships and is one of the most exciting swimmers in the country in the lead up to the Games.   Growing up in Victoria, passion and dedication drove Temple’s determination to succeed in swimming. Specialising in butterfly because he wanted to be able to swim in the relays with some of his friends, he already has some of the fastest times in Australian history.   A late bloomer in the sport, Temple surprised himself by making the World Champs squad and the sixth place he achi ..read more

The Olympics have always been a dream for Michelle Bromley and in 2021, they're finally set to be a reality. After four attempts at making the Australian Olympic squad for Table Tennis, Bromley finally made the cut for the Tokyo team and is getting ready to make her dreams come true.    Her parents fell in love with the sport at a young age and it always seemed destined that Michelle would follow their path.   She has been representing Australia for the best part of 20 years and has given absolutely everything to fulfil her dream of being a professional table tennis player. &nbs ..read more

James Connor is a dual Olympian who has been representing his country in diving since he was 15 at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.  He has multiple Commonwealth Games medals to his name as well as competing in competitions around the globe.  Now, Connor is preparing to become a three-time Olympian as Tokyo 2021 rolls around but it hasn't all been smooth-sailing with a disrupted preparation.  Connor talks about the importance of family, seeking clarity as he prepares to dive off the 10 metre blocks and plenty more. Make sure you subscribe to the podcast, leave a rating and a comment ..read more

In this next episode of our Olympics themed season of the podcast, we’re catching up with Kaia Parnaby, a member of Australia’s Aussie Spirit softball team. Parnaby has plenty of Olympic memories as a kid and trained with the Australian squad ahead of the Beijing Games but since then, the sport hasn’t been in the Olympics. Nevertheless, she has worked away across the globe to become one of our softball stars. Playing in the American college system and the prestigious Japanese softball league. But finally, she’s preparing to realise her dream of playing at an Olympic Games with a youthful Spiri ..read more