In this episode of the podcast, Rich talks to former Special Olympian swimmer, Ashton Smith.

Ashton tells us about her growing up and discovering her talent for swimming. Ashton has swam for the US Special Olympics team in Texas and her career which has seen success has left her asking questions of the organisation.  

Ashton's time with them has inspired her book, 'Swimming Upstream to Realize the Dream' which is available to purchase here:- https://www.amazon.com.au/Swimming-UPSTREAM-Ashton-Smith-ebook/dp/B08TRT7NJS

Ashton hopes to become a motivational speaker and use her story to help highlight her message of 'Hope Lives'.  

To find out more about Ashton you can visit her social media pages: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/%F0%9F%A5%87ashton-smith%F0%9F%94%8A-910243197/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goldenashton_us/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Goldenashtonus

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010946865424 

If you missed last weeks episode with Carl Ficks, you can find it here:- https://youtu.be/c0oGZCJ_rro 

To find out more about Born Anxious, the clothing Rich wears in the episode, you can find them here:- https://www.bornanxious.co.uk/  

To find previous seasons and episodes of the podcast, you can find them here:- https://anchor.fm/inside-the-orange

Thanks so much to Thom Burt & Andrew Brien from Songwriters Lounge for creating our new theme song. You can find their work here:- https://www.songwriterslounge.net/ 

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