Huge congrats to Curtis McGrath, Susan Seipel and Dylan Littlehales for being appointed to the Australian team for the 2024 Paralympics in Paris. Can't wait to see you out on the water very soon!

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Good luck to our Para-fencers and coach Alex Andre as they prepare for the upcoming Asia/Oceania Zonal Championships. Sam Blade and Penny Elliot will make their international debut and Stephenie Rodriguez will continue pressing her claims for #Paris2024 .

Taymon Kenton-Smith's dedication to #ParaArchery is fierce. Born with a partial left hand, he cites the mantra ‘half the hand, twice the effort’.

“You have to have a certainty about yourself to know that you'll make it to the Games no matter what,” he said.

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Since winning gold at Tokyo 2020, Rowan Crothers has been unbeatable in the 50m and 100m freestyle S10.

With #Paris2024 next up, Crothers declared: “I’m only getting faster.”

Not bad for someone who was bullied and ridiculed as a schoolkid.

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When Tim Hodge was four, he told his parents he'd never be good at anything because he was missing his right foot.

He’s now a world record holder, world champion and Paralympic medallist. But the swimming star has unfinished business.

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The Bilbies, Australia’s men’s #BlindFootball team, are preparing for a crack at reaching the LA 2028 Paralympic Games. At the squad’s latest camp, head coach Jun Fujii ran sessions and imparted some knowledge he gained coaching Japan’s national team.

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They told Katja Dedekind her vision impairment would keep her dependent. She now lives alone, works as an athlete and studies at university.

She’s also the fastest women’s 50m freestyle Para-swimmer in history.
“Everything is possible,”. “Paralympic athletes are proof of that.”

It all comes down to this!

Australia’s women’s wheelchair basketball team has one more chance to qualify for the Paris Paralympic Games. Their squad has just been announced.

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Golden odyssey 🥇

“To become a Paralympic champ takes a lot of hard work, sacrifice, a sore body, time away from family. You have to be committed and know what you want to achieve... But it’s all about the journey”, Curtis McGrath says.

#Paralympics Everything canoe, kayak, and SUP AUS Paralympic Team

We are excited to announce the appointment of four new Board Directors!
  
Paralympians Ellie Cole and Matthew Nicholls, sports marketer Michael Bushell, & Australian Paralympic Team co-captain Curtis McGrath will join the team.

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Paralympians Jonathon Milne, Imalia Oktrininda, Peter Marchant and Taymon Kenton-Smith spearhead a host of elite archers set to compete at the Para National Championship in Sydney, starting on Wednesday.

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Competing is what drives Paige Greco.

It propelled her from a confronting childhood prognosis to world record-breaker and Paralympic gold medallist. Yet, a race crash last year left her considering her future.

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Australia’s elite Para-triathletes are soaring as they head towards the qualification deadline for Paris 2024.

Several Aussies are in the top nine of their classification after excelling at the World Triathlon event.

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Australia finished fourth on the medal table at the Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Rio.

The outstanding result sets up a fascinating tussle for selection to the Australian Team for Paris 2024.

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With only 154 days to go until #Paris2024 , we're thrilled to offer you an exclusive first look at the brand-new, specially designed Speedo uniforms for our Paralympic swimmers!

Speedoaus AUS Olympic Team
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It's our first look at surfers, artistic swimmers and the men's water polo team in their Paris 2024 Speedos!

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Paralympic swimming medallists Will Martin, Katja Dedekind, Ahmed Kelly and Keira Stephens joined Australian Olympic Team colleagues to help launch Speedo’s range of aquatic wear for Paris 2024 on Wednesday.

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At 19, Chris Bond woke from a coma with a completely different body. After 3 years of rehab, he discovered wheelchair rugby.

Since then, he has become one of the world’s best players. What's next? Captaining The Steelers to gold at Paris 2024.

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A huge final day for our cyclists at the Track World Championships!

🥇Gold to Amanda Reid
🥉Bronze to Alistair Donohoe
🥉Bronze to Jess Gallagher and pilot Caitlin Ward
🥉Bronze to Gordon Allan, Michael Shippley and Korey Boddington

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Natalie Smith surprised herself when she earned Australia a quota spot for Paris 2024 at the World Cup event in India recently.

She’s now in the box seat for a remarkable fourth consecutive Paralympic Games appearance.

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