Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics it's the perfect time to catch-up with one of our great Olympians. In this very open and honest episode Liesel discusses the pressures our elite swimmers face when in the pool and also after retirement....the challenges she had with body image, depression and the dramas in the camp at the 2012 Olympics. Later in the episode Liesel also addresses the comment from Dawn Fraser made about her being a "spoilt brat" and her thoughts on Brissie hosting the Olympics. Episode notes - Read more about Liesel here: www.olympics.com.au/olympians/leisel-jones/ And here: www.leiseljones.com.au/ On Twitter: @liesel_jones And if anything in this episode was triggering for you: www.ruok.org.au This episode of Something To Talk About was recorded in lockdown in regional NSW on Thursday 8th July 2021. You can find Stellar magazine in print every Sunday, pick up the latest copy inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania).  

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