the [female] athlete project

Swimmer Ellie Cole is a bloody legend. She’s a 6 time Paralympic champion, a world record holder and an incredible role model. In 2020, Ellie featured in the amazing Netflix documentary, Rising Phoenix. At age three, Ellie’s right leg was amputated above the knee after she suffered a life-threatening sarcoma cancer. Cole is classified in the S9 category in swimming due to her amputation, a classif...

Cyclist Anna Meares needs no introduction. She’s Australian sporting royalty. But for the kids who are too young to have seen her in all her glory - she’s a 4-time Olympian, a 6-time Olympic medallist, and a 5-time Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist. During her career, she won 11 World Championships, cementing her spot as the most decorated female track cyclist of all time. Anna shares insights int...

At just 16 years of age, netballer Maddy Proud became the youngest ever player to be contracted to a professional team, the Adelaide Thunderbirds. In 2017, Maddy moved to Sydney to join the NSW Swifts, who she captained to a premiership in 2019, after being sidelined with an ACL rupture. In 2020, following an impressive Suncorp Super Netball Season, Maddy was selected for her first Australian Diam...

Jess Fox represents Australia in canoe slalom in both kayaking (K1) and canoe (C1) events. In 2018, Jess became the greatest paddler of all time, after surpassing both her mother and father’s records in the sport, to now hold 7 world championship titles. Jess is currently preparing for her third Olympics in Tokyo, after winning Silver in London, and Bronze in Rio 2016. Jess is down to earth, genui...

Middle-distance runner Jess Hull has had an incredible year. While most of us have been stuck inside during 2020, Jess was off breaking the Australian record in both the 1500m and 5000m. She has qualified for her first Olympics in Tokyo, and is currently a professional athlete with Nike. She has a seriously exciting future ahead of her. Jess shares some amazing insights about how she focuses on wh...

Basketballer Cayla George has an incredible resume - she is currently in the North Queensland bubble, preparing for her 13th season in the WNBL. She has won Commonwealth Games Gold, a World Champs Silver, a Euroleague championship, played in the WNBA and represented Australia at the Rio Olympics. Cayla has used the struggles she experienced as a youngster around self worth, to now empower the next...

Australian diver Melissa Wu competed at her first Commonwealth games at just 13 years old, and is looking to compete at her fourth Olympic games in Tokyo, all before the age of 30. When she’s not training and competing, Mel manages her activewear label, owns a gym with her brother, and is coaching the next generation of young Aussie divers. An incredible, humble athlete who has learnt how to deal...

Ellia Green OAM, Australian Rugby 7s superstar, Olympic Gold Medallist, and current NRLW player with the New Zealand Warriors.  Ellia is known for lethal speed and strength on the field, but off the field is one of the most kind, loyal and loving people you'll ever meet. This episode is all about the resilience Ellia has developed through the journey, and what now lies ahead, including a crac...

One day, female athletes will receive equal coverage in the media, and be recognised by their achievements, not by their gender. Until then, we'll keep sharing the stories of epic Aussie [female] athletes. Join Chloe Dalton, Olympic Gold Medallist, as she chats to World Champions, fellow Olympians, and athletes at the top of their game. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.