In this episode I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing a former Olympian who calls the Clare Valley her home.

Anna McVann is the youngest of 6 kids who grew up in the Adelaide suburbs - but she wasn’t just any kid. At the age of 15 she represented Australia at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.There she made 4 finals, an amazing result which put this teenage girl in the spotlight as a up- and-coming Australian swimmer to watch.

In this episode, you’ll hear about the gruelling training regimes, the diet, the international swimming comps, the Olympic experience, the comeback, Crystal Palace, and 'physioing' for the Olympic diving team.
This woman has done so much. I just can't wait for you to hear it all. I've never met anyone with so much discipline and determination.
Who else would rock up to swimming training in a wheelchair with a leg in plaster and still want to train? This is just one of the many stories you'll hear.

After the dizzying heights of swimming stardom and international travel, Anna initially saw her life to be in Paris or London or even New York. But on a trip back to Australia, she was swept off her feet by a farmer from the Clare Valley, Tom Hawker. She settled down, had four children and set up her own successful physiotherapy business.

Strap in, this is Anna's story.