DiscoverBehind the DreamEpisode #10 - Part 2: Olympic legend Penny Heyns talks about finding new identity, meaning and purpose in life after swimming
Episode #10 - Part 2: Olympic legend Penny Heyns talks about finding new identity, meaning and purpose in life after swimming

Episode #10 - Part 2: Olympic legend Penny Heyns talks about finding new identity, meaning and purpose in life after swimming

Update: 2020-08-14
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Olympic double gold medalist, and 14 x world record holder, Penny Heyns changed swimming history. However, success brings its own challenges, not least of which is coping with leaving the swimming world and adjusting to 'normal' life. In Part 2 of this episode, Penny talks about the process of how she found new purpose, meaning and identity when she got out the Olympic pool for the last time in Sydney. 

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Episode #10 - Part 2: Olympic legend Penny Heyns talks about finding new identity, meaning and purpose in life after swimming

Episode #10 - Part 2: Olympic legend Penny Heyns talks about finding new identity, meaning and purpose in life after swimming

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