In this episode, Mary discusses her journey with host Logan van Beek:

Chapters

• Childhood/Growing up with the condition Aniridia (4:25 )
• Joining the Upper Hutt Swim club at 9 years old – 'Swimming was the equaliser' (11:48 )
• First International swimming competition in Australia 2007 – a turning point in Mary's life (16:27 )
• Preparing for 2012 Para-Olympics - Training full-time, close relationships with coach Luke Clark (20:51 )
• "Mary there is no limit to how fast you are allowed to go" - 2012 Para-Olympic experience (30:44 )
• Experience leading into the London Paralympics – Fully committed! (33:04 )
• The feeling of winning the Gold Medal at the Para-Olympic Games
• "Take the Risk… Take the Risk" (38:05 )
• Explaining the Paralympic Classifcations (55:12 )
• How life changed after London - Becoming MNZM, Winning the Halberg Award & Supreme Award at the Attitude awards (1:02:37 )
• Change of Coach, Change of City - preparation leading into the Rio Para-Olympics (1:07:38 )
• Dealing with Expectations & Mixed Feelings after Rio (1:16:03 )
• Retiring from competitive Swimming in 2018 (1:24:58 )
• Mary's real success is what she has been doing outside of the pool - volunteering, advocating for change, exploring & pushing the boundaries of her confidence (1:35:28 )
• Mary passion to help protect the natural fresh waterways in New Zealand (1:42:29 )
• Advice for a young disabled athlete wanting to go to the Para-Olympics (1:49:47 )
• Mary's Six Tips for How & When to Help a Blind Person (1:52:57 )

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