A podcast telling the stories of regional and rural Australians who’ve made it to the 2024 Paris Olympics. It will detail the back story of life growing up on a farm, or in a regional area, how adversities like distance to training and eventing have been managed for the many years leading up to this point. We’ll also learn when we can watch these people in their Olympic event and get an insight into what’s going through their minds in that moment.
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A podcast telling the stories of regional and rural Australians who’ve made it to the 2024 Paris Olympics. It will detail the back story of life growing up on a farm, or in a regional area, how adversities like distance to training and eventing have been managed for the many years leading up to this point. We’ll also learn when we can watch these people in their Olympic event and get an insight into what’s going through their minds in that moment.
Col Pearse: Paralympic Swimming (Bamawm Extension, VIC)
Paddock to Paris
52 minutes
1 year ago
Col Pearse: Paralympic Swimming (Bamawm Extension, VIC)
Col Pearse grew up at a tiny Victorian locality called Bamawm Extension where the ratio of cows to people is 500:1.
At the age of 2 he lost his right foot in a lawn mower accident. This, he says. never really impacted his life and he went on to lead a normal, hyper-active childhood playing any and all sports with his mates from town.
At the age of 12 he met Paralympian Ellie Cole and after handling her gold medal, he decided that was the path for him. And set his sights on the Olympic Games.
This is his second Paralympics and he'll represent Australia in the S10 classification for the 200 Individual Medley and 100 butterfly events.
Paddock to Paris
A podcast telling the stories of regional and rural Australians who’ve made it to the 2024 Paris Olympics. It will detail the back story of life growing up on a farm, or in a regional area, how adversities like distance to training and eventing have been managed for the many years leading up to this point. We’ll also learn when we can watch these people in their Olympic event and get an insight into what’s going through their minds in that moment.
