Laurie sits down to talk with Brooke Hanson OAM, Olympian and AUSTSWIM Ambassador.
Brooke talks about her journey in swimming, missing the 1996 and 2000 Olympic games through to her success in the following Olympics and what were the important lessons she learnt through her mixture of disappointments and success!
What was it that drove Brooke to continue on with her Olympic dream, that inspired her to never give up until she made her dreams come true.
Brooke talks about why her role as AUSTSWIM Ambassador it is important to her and the near drowning’s she experienced as a child and the role her family plays in her love of swimming and drowning prevention.
Brooke talks about her move to the Gold Coast with her family and how being part of the lead up to the Commonwealth Games through her new city.
Watch this short video of Laurie talking with Brooke Hanson
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