I'm Angelica Ojinnaka-Psillakis. I'm a public health and social researcher, a young carer, a youth leader, a second-generation migrant and a proud Igbo woman.   

I’m 26 years old and until last summer, I couldn’t swim.  

This three-part podcast follows my journey learning how to swim over one scorching summer in Western Sydney. I’ve lived in Blacktown City for almost all my life. It's starting to feel like each summer is hotter than the last.

Dive in with me and you'll hear from my community, and others like it, where not being able to swim is actually pretty common. Australia likes to believe we’re a nation of swimmers. We live mostly near the coast, and our sandy beaches and sparkling waves are world famous. But the reality is, many of us don’t have easy access to a beach or a swimming pool. And even if we do, we don’t always feel safe or welcome in these places.  

Dive in with me. Sink or Swim launches September 19.



Sink or Swim is produced by Impact Studios at the University of Technology Sydney, in partnership with The Paul Ramsay Foundation. 

I'm Angelica Ojinnaka-Psillakis. I'm a public health and social researcher, a young carer, a youth leader, a second-generation migrant and a proud Igbo woman.   
I’m 26 years old and until last summer, I couldn’t swim.  
This three-part podcast follows my journey learning how to swim over one scorching summer in Western Sydney. I’ve lived in Blacktown City for almost all my life. It's starting to feel like each summer is hotter than the last.
Dive in with me and you'll hear from my community, and others like it, where not being able to swim is actually pretty common. Australia likes to believe we’re a nation of swimmers. We live mostly near the coast, and our sandy beaches and sparkling waves are world famous. But the reality is, many of us don’t have easy access to a beach or a swimming pool. And even if we do, we don’t always feel safe or welcome in these places.  
Dive in with me. Sink or Swim launches September 19.
 
Sink or Swim is produced by <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>.

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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