Our guest today was the golden girl of the pool at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, having already dominated in the pool at the previous Commonwealth Games.  With an early memory of nearly drowning, her life circumstances in early life made her an unlikely candidate for swimming success.  She fought the odds and rose to the top in her sport in an era where she was not allowed to financially benefit from her sport whilst competing. 

 Life after the pool has been a tumultuous journey and now, over 30 years later, a simple incident in a restaurant prevents her from swimming at all.  Hear Tracey’s incredible vulnerability as she shares the highs of her career and the lows of her personal life in this episode.

If you have struggled like Tracey describes please contact somebody. www.beyondblue.com.au

Also, it’s now the new year.  Happy 2016!  Are you pro or anti New Year’s Resolutions? 



Episode Timeline:

03:07  Introducing former swimming champion, Tracey Wickham

10:10  How Life Has Changed Since Swimming for Tracey

18:35  Get yourself a free audio book

20:03  New Year’s Resolutions

26:39  Give sight to the Blind in 2016



Show Links:

Get Tracey Wickham’s audio book “Treading Water” here: 

Free audio book:  http://www.audibletrial.com/lukeandsusie

Make a difference with CBM:  https://give.everydayhero.com/au/radioactive

Our guest today was the golden girl of the pool at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, having already dominated in the pool at the previous Commonwealth Games.  With an early memory of nearly drowning, her life circumstances in early life made her an unlikely candidate for swimming success.  She fought the odds and rose to the top in her sport in an era where she was not allowed to financially benefit from her sport whilst competing. 
 Life after the pool has been a tumultuous journey and now, over 30 years later, a simple incident in a restaurant prevents her from swimming at all.  Hear Tracey’s incredible vulnerability as she shares the highs of her career and the lows of her personal life in this episode.
If you have struggled like Tracey describes please contact somebody. <a title="http://www.beyondblue.com.au" href="https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.beyondblue.com.au" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.beyondblue.com.au</a>
Also, it’s now the new year.  Happy 2016!  Are you pro or anti New Year’s Resolutions? 
 
Episode Timeline:
03:07  Introducing former swimming champion, Tracey Wickham
10:10  How Life Has Changed Since Swimming for Tracey
18:35  Get yourself a free audio book
20:03  New Year’s Resolutions
26:39  Give sight to the Blind in 2016
 
Show Links:
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004T6E4O4/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B004T6E4O4&linkCode=as2&tag=dm04ad-20&linkId=LNWZKOGXYUHDDXSX">Get Tracey Wickham’s audio book “Treading Water” here: </a>
Free audio book:  <a href="http://www.audibletrial.com/lukeandsusie">http://www.audibletrial.com/lukeandsusie</a>
Make a difference with CBM:  <a href="https://give.everydayhero.com/au/radioactive">https://give.everydayhero.com/au/radioactive</a>

Luke and Susie are a husband and wife radio team passionate about not settling for half measures. Why strive for being married for forty years when you can strive for an extraordinary marriage? Why settle for being a good parent when your children deserve you to give them an extraordinary parent? Luke and Susie explore faith, family, culture in a way that gives us the strength to pursue the extraordinary and while we may never achieve such lofty heights we will settle for nothing less.

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Our guest today was the golden girl of the pool at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, having already dominated in the pool at the previous Commonwealth Games.  With an early memory of nearly drowning, her life circumstances in early life...

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