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.

Georgia Gunew

As a youngster, Georgia Gunew was a recreational skier and applied her competitive spirit to hockey. However, as her vision loss accelerated in her teens due…
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Georgia Munro-Cook

Georgia Munro-Cook attended Newtown High School of the Performing Arts before going to the University of Sydney where she wrote a thesis on “The WNBA, the…
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Glen McMurtrie

If you do not believe that everyone has a destiny, the story of aspiring Paralympic shooter Glen McMurtrie may change your mind. Six years after acquiring…
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Gordon Allan

After watching the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games on TV as a 10-year-old and learning there was an avenue for people with a disability to compete on…
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Grace Brimelow

Grace Brimelow is fast becoming a name we could be seeing on the international stage. Grace was born with Cri Du Chat syndrome (a rare genetic…
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Grant Allen

Grant Allen was born and raised in the small country town of Auburn, South Australia. Growing up on a small farm, he rode BMX, digging jumps,…
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