At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Emma McKeon became Australia’s most successful Olympian of all time.

Her 11 Olympic medals overall broke the previous Australian record of nine from Ian Thorpe and Leisel Jones over the course of their careers.

A failed attempt to qualify for the London 2012 Olympics was one of many moments where Emma chose to walk away from the sport, but it was her Olympic goal that always drew her back. Sport and the Olympics is a moment in time that unites people and creates such a strong community for the athletes. 

This series is presented by Nike, championing athletes like Emma, listening to athlete’s needs and supporting them throughout all their journeys. 

A true honour to sit down and chat with Emma to learn more about her journey through self-criticism, doubt and overwhelming pressure to becoming the most decorated Olympian in our countries’ history.  

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A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. Taking a look around the grounds: 200,000 people are needed to fill in the bloody big survey, football icon lydia williams retires from the matildas AND the wnba is heading to toronto!

For the key story we’ll chat about an absolute debacle in the super netball game between the Giants and the Lightning.

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Australian Waterpolo player Holly Young (nee Lincoln-Smith) made her first international appearance in 2009 at the FINA World League Super Finals.

She went on to represent her country at two Olympics, bringing home a bronze medal from London 2012.

Holly has had an incredible career, but it was her achievements and battles outside of the pool that have shaped who she is today. She gave birth to two beautiful kids, before receiving a breast cancer diagnosis.

After years away from the sport, after recovering from cancer, Holly made the courageous decision to get back in the pool, and put her body on the line once again.

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A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. Taking a look around the grounds: Sydney FC claim their fifth A-league title, Australia qualify for olympic 3x3 basketball for the first time, and Liz Ellis has been appointed to a director position on the Netball Australia board. 

For the key story we’ll chat about the disparity in the number of spots for male and female surfers on the WSL. 

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It was a lost bet with her brother that led to Shae Graham to first try wheelchair rugby, after many years of refusing to try.

In 2019, Shae Graham became the first and only woman to have represent Australia’s mixed gender wheelchair rugby team, the Steelers.

Shae also sits on the board as an athlete representative of World Wheelchair Rugby, and is currently preparing to be selected in the Australian team for her second Paralympics in Paris 2024.

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A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. Taking a look around the grounds: Sydney FC qualify for their 7th straight grand final appearance, the NSW Waratahs win their 5th super rugby title, and Saya Sakakibara has taken out her second overall world cup title in a row. For the key story we’ll chat about the new Super Netball reserves competition that has been introduced. Buy our kids book The A to Z of Who I Could Be, or book for adults GIRLS DON’T PLAY SPORT. www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Get the wrap delivered into your inbox as a weekly newsletter! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a merch drop. bit.ly/tfapsubscribe Shop TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Find us on Instagram: @thefemaleathleteproject #womenssport 

23 year old Tash Bryant has had a remarkable sailing career to date, achieving landmarks not seen in the sport before, winning the U19 Youth World Championship at only 15 years old and qualifying her country for the Olympics at 17.

In 2022 she became the youngest member of the Australian SailGP Team, and then in 2023 the youngest ever winner of the SailGP Championship after winning the season finale with the Australian team in San Francisco in May 2023. She has continued her role as strategist onboard the Australian team for Season 4, with a highlight of winning the home event in Sydney in February this year.

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A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news, hosted by Chloe Dalton and Erin (Bez) Morton. 

Taking a look around the grounds - Torrie Lewis shocks the world with a diamond league win in the 200m, Mollie O'Callaghan swims the world’s fastest 200m time this year and rugby contemplate making the women’s ball smaller

For the key story we’ll chat to rugby player turned coach Meretiana Robinson about what World Rugby are doing to increase pathways and opportunities for women in coaching.

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Reanna is an academically trained and practicing futurist, industry fellow, strategic workforce planner, start-up co-founder, keynote speaker, creative practitioner and former elite athlete.

She is the founder of Work Futures - a global strategic foresight consultancy that helps organisations and workers ‘unlearn the future’, build foresight capability and get practical about the future(s) in the present.

She also has a background as an elite cricketer, working as both an athlete, coach and game development administrator.

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A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. 

Taking a look around the grounds - A-League Women became the most attended season of any women’s sport, in Australia ever; super netball is back! PLUS, run the city to surf with us to support the Raise Foundation. 

For the key story we’ll chat about the campaign that’s looking to Save Canberra United. 

Donate to the campaign: https://chuffed.org/project/savecanberraunited

Register to run the City to Surf to support the Raise Foundation: https://city2surf24.grassrootz.com/raise-foundation

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Ilsa Wakeling was a part of the Australian softball squad in the early to mid 2000s, and played in the Italian professional league, before making an incredible return to the side in her 40s after giving birth to son Hunter. She has transferred her elite mindset into the workplace, working with Victoria Police since 2006, currently an acting superintendent before returning to the critical incident response team as an inspector. Ilsa is incredibly disciplined, and shares some awesome lessons she has learned around leadership, fear, and looking after your body and mind. This episode is presented by Victoria Police. Buy our kids book The A to Z of Who I Could Be, or book for adults GIRLS DON’T PLAY SPORT. www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Get the wrap delivered into your inbox as a weekly newsletter! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a merch drop. www.linktr.ee/thefemaleathleteproject Shop TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Find us on Instagram: @thefemaleathleteproject #womenssport