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.

Claire McLean

The only 2016 Australian Para-triathlon team member with Paralympic experience, Claire McLean first began competing in cycling in 2003. In her first year of competition she…
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Col Pearse

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…
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Colin Harrison

Raised in the United Kingdom, four-time Paralympian Colin Harrison was introduced to sailing as a teenager at a youth holiday camp in Northern Wales. Joining the…
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Colin Sieders

Colin Sieders was 15-years-old when he was involved in the first of two major car accidents. A friend’s mum was driving him and a teammate to…
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Corey Anderson

It was in 2017 when Corey was competing at the International Federation for Athletes with Intellectual Impairments (INAS) World Athletics Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, when his…
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Curtis McGrath

“One day you’ll see me at the Paralympics.” A vow made by Curtis McGrath from a stretcher after his life-altering injury.    Curtis was serving as an…
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