01 Sep: Daniel Smith, Australian Olympic Swimmer

Aug 31, 2016 · 15m
01 Sep: Daniel Smith, Australian Olympic Swimmer
Description

Dan Smith won his first gold medal for swimming in school competition at the age of 5. In his early teens he was compared to the great Australian swimmer, Ian...

show more
Dan Smith won his first gold medal for swimming in school competition at the age of 5. In his early teens he was compared to the great Australian swimmer, Ian Thorpe, after breaking several of his age records. The world was at his feet but in his late teens he turned his back on sport and took to a life of excessive drinking, drug abuse and crime and ended up living on the streets. In this interview recorded at the recent Olympic Games in Rio, Dan told reporter Tom Ellis how he turned his life around and rediscovered his love of swimming to compete at the Olympic Games.
show less
Information
Author Passion for Sport
Organization Passion for Sport
Website -
Tags

Looks like you don't have any active episode

Browse Spreaker Catalogue to discover great new content

Current

Podcast Cover

Looks like you don't have any episodes in your queue

Browse Spreaker Catalogue to discover great new content

Next Up

Episode Cover Episode Cover

It's so quiet here...

Time to discover new episodes!

Discover
Your Library
Search