Our Athletes' Journey

Mark Knowles takes Our Athletes' Journey beyond the athletes and into their support network starting with Kerry Leech. A QAS Performance Health panel member and our QAS Dietitian Representative at the National level, Leech is currently helping to lead the QAS review into internal processes and guidelines around Disordered Eating and discusses her goal of this "not being an issue" in the future.

From being written off as someone who would "never be a swimmer" to now eyeing his place in the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games, this is Zac Stubblety-Cook's athletes' journey.

Mark Knowles uncovers how Performance Scientist Nick Smith started his journey to now working with Olympic swimmers at the QAS.

As part of the QAS Mental Wellbeing Month, Dietitian Kellie Hogan touches on the role that nutrition plays in overall wellbeing.

Whether in athletics or snowboarding, Paralympian Simon Patmore has reached the highest of highs but joins the QAS Mental Wellbeing Month to talk about some of the lowest of lows in his journey and how he managed to work through it with the support of those around him.

Mark Knowles sits down with swimming star Lakeisha Patterson to talk through her amazing Rio campaign and closing ceremonies as we wrap up on what would have been the 2020 Paralympics closing ceremony date.

Chris Bond share his story about his love of sport with Natalie Cook from trying swimming to eventually finding his calling with wheelchair rugby.

Wheelchair basketballers - and couple - Ella Sabljak and Matt McShane take some time out of their jam packed schedule to share their journey.

Brenden Hall takes Mark Knowles on his journey from a young kid loving swimming to becoming a 'veteran' of the Paralympic Games.

Janine Watson is a three-time Para-Taekwondo World Champion and takes Mark Knowles through her journey as she targets Tokyo 2021.