It’s the start of another scorching hot summer and Angelica is looking for relief. She longs to dive into some cooling water, but there’s one problem... Angelica can't swim. Join our host as she examines what it means to be a non-swimmer in a nation that prides itself on its prowess in the pool, and what stood in her way as a young girl growing up in Sydney’s west.  

You’ll join Angelica as she mingles with the crowd at a pool party in Mt Druitt, hear from writer Sarah Malik about her own hard-won adventures in the water, and get Olympian Shane Gould’s take on Australia’s swimming scorecard.  

And you’ll be by Angelica’s side as she takes us back to one fateful school swimming carnival, many years ago.



Sink or Swim is an Impact Studios Production. 
Written and produced by Angelica Ojinnaka-Psillakis and Britta Jorgensen. 
Audio editing by Britta Jorgensen and Celine Teo-Blockey. 
Additional support from Jane Curtis and Tamson Pietsch. 
The executive producers are Olivia Rosenman and Sarah Gilbert. 
Sound design by Melissa May. 
The theme song is by Friday. 
Podcast artwork and graphic design by Alexandra Morris. 
Research by Jackie May. 

Sink or Swim is part of a place-based audio project called Welcome to Blacktown, supported by the Paul Ramsay Foundation. If you want to know more visit our website www.impactstudios.edu.au/sinkorswim

It’s the start of another scorching hot summer and Angelica is looking for relief. She longs to dive into some cooling water, but there’s one problem... Angelica can't swim. Join our host as she examines what it means to be a non-swimmer in a nation that prides itself on its prowess in the pool, and what stood in her way as a young girl growing up in Sydney’s west.  
You’ll join Angelica as she mingles with the crowd at a pool party in Mt Druitt, hear from writer Sarah Malik about her own hard-won adventures in the water, and get Olympian Shane Gould’s take on Australia’s swimming scorecard.  
And you’ll be by Angelica’s side as she takes us back to one fateful school swimming carnival, many years ago.
 
Sink or Swim is an Impact Studios Production. Written and produced by Angelica Ojinnaka-Psillakis and Britta Jorgensen. Audio editing by Britta Jorgensen and Celine Teo-Blockey. Additional support from Jane Curtis and Tamson Pietsch. The executive producers are Olivia Rosenman and Sarah Gilbert. Sound design by Melissa May. The theme song is by Friday. Podcast artwork and graphic design by Alexandra Morris. Research by Jackie May. Sink or Swim is part of a place-based audio project called Welcome to Blacktown, supported by the Paul Ramsay Foundation. If you want to know more visit our website www.impactstudios.edu.au/sinkorswim

Angelica lives in Sydney, where sparkling beaches and aqua blue public pools are the backdrop to a swimming-crazy culture.  

But this image doesn't fit Angelica's reality. She never learned to swim as a child. She lives in a part of town that the cool sea breeze doesn’t reach and where swimming spots can be hard to find. 

In Sink or Swim, Angelica faces her fear of the water and the ever rising heat. Join her as she discovers why learning to swim in Sydney’s west opens the lid on what it means to live together in a warming world. 

Angelica Ojinnaka-Psillakis, a public health and social researcher, young carer, youth leader, and a second-generation migrant and proud Igbo woman. Sink or Swim is a three-episode podcast series by Impact Studios at Impact Studios at the University of Technology Sydney, in partnership with The Paul Ramsay Foundation. 

Angelica lives in Sydney, where sparkling beaches and aqua blue public pools are the backdrop to a swimming-crazy culture.  
But this image doesn't fit Angelica's reality. She never learned to swim as a child. She lives in a part of town that the cool sea breeze doesn’t reach and where swimming spots can be hard to find. 
In Sink or Swim, Angelica faces her fear of the water and the ever rising heat. Join her as she discovers why learning to swim in Sydney’s west opens the lid on what it means to live together in a warming world. 
Angelica Ojinnaka-Psillakis, a public health and social researcher, young carer, youth leader, and a second-generation migrant and proud Igbo woman.  Sink or Swim is a three-episode podcast series by Impact Studios at <a href="https://impactstudios.edu.au/">Impact Studios</a> at the <a href="https://www.uts.edu.au/">University of Technology Sydney</a>, in partnership with <a href="https://www.paulramsayfoundation.org.au/">The Paul Ramsay Foundation</a>.

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