the [female] athlete project

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: Hannah Green has broken a 12-year Aussie drought to win golf’s Australian Open, The Tillies are through to the Semi-Finals of the Women’s Asian Cup and Maddi Levi has become the third-most prolific try-scorer in the history of the  rugby Sevens Series For the key story, we discuss new data out of England that shows Wo...

With 70 Caps and 35 International Goals to her name, Sarah Walsh is one of the most formidable Matildas to ever play football for Australia. Sitting 5th on the All-time Matildas’ goal-scorers list, Walshy was as much of a weapon off the field as she was on it. Serving as a long-time member of the Professional Footballers Association and playing a pivotal role in helping the Tillies secure th...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: The Townsville Fire are WNBL Champions, Aussie Hannah Green has won Golf’s Women’s World Championship in Singapore, and the Matildas have kicked off their Asian Cup Campaign with a W. For the key story, Women’s Ice Hockey Attendance records have been broken in the United States on the back of Team USA’s Olympic...

THE NEXT is a monthly podcast from The Female Athlete Project. Each episode, futurist and former athlete Reanna Browne joins Chloe and Bez to explore what’s changing in women’s sport, before it hits the headlines. We shine a light on the pockets of the future already here - the signals of change that are quietly [or not-so-quietly] reshaping women's sport in the present. Not to predict...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: Aussie Skier Danielle Scott has won Silver in Aerial Skiing, India have won their T20 Series against Australia, and Arsenal have set up a Champions League date with Chelsea! For the key story, we discuss ESPN’s new primetime Sunday Women's sports slot -‘Women’s Sports Sundays’ and what it means for the future o...

For the first 20 years of her career, Haz Burbidge-Smith was an avid BMX rider – winning multiple world and Australian Championships, with her focus set on fulfilling her Olympic dream. But then she discovered her true passion – Mountain Bike Riding - and hasn’t looked back since. But in 2024, Haz suffered what she thought was a broken hand, which later turned out to be a broken...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: Jakara Anthony and Josie Baff have won Gold Medals for Australia at the Winter Games, the Indigenous All-Stars have claimed victory over the Māori All-stars in Rugby League, and Willa Pearson has become the youngest goal scorer in Women’s  A-League history! For the key story, we discuss a four-year study by FC Barcelona&rsq...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week, two Aussie Women are through to the big air final at the Winter Olympics, Anneli Maley gets the first triple-double of this WNBL season, and Gr acey Hemstreet has become the first woman in history to win two Red Bull Hardline events! For the key story, we discuss how women's basketball league, unrivalled, has hosted the highest attend...

This episode contains content that some may find distressing. If you or anyone you know needs help, you can contact the Butterfly Foundation on 1800-33-4673. *** Emma Jeffcoat is an Australian Olympic Triathlete, but it was actually through surf lifesaving that she first found her love for endurance sport.  After making the switch in her early twenties, Emma never looked back - going on to wi...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week, Elena Rybakina wins her first Australian Open Title, Australian Cricket has a new Captain and Arsenal have won the biggest prize in the history of women’s football! For the key story, we discuss the creation of the new tech-based Women’s TGL Golf League and why it's dividing women's players. Get the wrap delivere...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week, The Hobart Hurricanes are the newest WBBL Champions, Bree Walker has claimed her third-consecutive Monobob gold medal in Lillehammer and the Bendigo Spirit have claimed their seventh consecutive win the WNBL For the key story, we discuss the new partnership between the Women’s Tennis Association and Mercedes-Benz which is being...

THE NEXT is a new monthly podcast from The Female Athlete Project. Each episode, futurist and former athlete Reanna Browne joins Chloe and Bez to explore what’s changing in women’s sport, before it hits the headlines. We shine a light on the pockets of the future already here - the signals of change that are quietly [or not-so-quietly] reshaping women's sport in the present. Not to pre...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week, Jess Stenson has broken the Australian marathon record, the Hobart Hurricanes have finished the WBBL season on top of the ladder and the Aussie Sevens Women are the Queens of Cape Town! For the key story, we discuss a new partnership between IVF Australia and the Australian Netball Players Association, which aims to respond to ad...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week, North Melbourne have become the first team to win back-to-back flags in AFLW history, the Perth Thundersticks have come from fourth place to win back-to-back Hockey One Premierships and Aussie BMX star Natalya Diehm has clinched bronze in the final BMX World Cup event of the year! For the key story, we discuss the proposed expansion o...

Lisa Sthalekar was the first woman to score 1000 runs and take 100 wickets in the history of One-Day International Cricket. But Lisa’s cricketing journey began in her teenage years when she became the first woman to ever join her local cricket club, and as they say, the rest is history. Lisa went on to captain the New South Wales Breakers and the Australian national team on many occasions. B...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week, the 2025 AFLW Grand Final is set, Bobsledder Bree Walker has claimed another podium finish on the World Cup Circuit and young guns Stefie Fejes & Jasmine Fleming finish as the best Australian duo at the Beach Volleyball World Champs. For the key story, we discuss the new Professional Women’s Baseball League set to launch nex...

THE NEXT is a new monthly podcast from The Female Athlete Project. Each episode, futurist and former athlete Reanna Browne joins Chloe and Bez to explore what’s changing in women’s sport, before it hits the headlines. We shine a light on the pockets of the future already here - the signals of change that are quietly [or not-so-quietly] reshaping women's sport in the present. Not to pre...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week, Chelsea has set a new Women’s Super League record, Caoimhe Bray has taken a surprise WBBL hat-trick, and the Aussie Gliders have claimed Bronze at the Asia Oceania Championships For the key story, we discuss a new report from the Australian Professional Footballers Association that’s pushing for the A-League women’s...

Shyla Heal debuted in the WNBL at just 14 years old. In the decade since her debut, she’s gone on to play for five clubs in the Australian Women’s Basketball League, including the championship-winning Townsville Fire in 2023. But one of the biggest moments of Shyla’s career came when she was drafted by the Chicago Sky in the 2021 WNBA Draft. Shyla played just four games before be...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week, the Jillaroos are Pacific Cup Champions, Jamieson Leeson has won Gold at the World Boccia Challenger in Canberra, and Elena Rybakina has won the season-ending WTA finals. For the key story, we discuss a new study revealing the impact of racism on women and girls in community sport in the Australian state of Victoria. *** To celebrate...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week, the Diamonds have won back the Constellation Cup in dramatic extra-time fashion, Gemma Houghton has become the first AFLW player to kick 100 career goals, and India have won their first Women’s Cricket World Cup! For the key story, we discuss how, from next season onwards, each AFLW club will be able to choose its own appar...

Lizzie Welborn’s story begins quite differently to other female athletes. Growing up, she wasn’t sporty and sport wasn’t a big part of her childhood. That was until age 10 when she started surf lifesaving. From there, her competitive spark was lit, and by age 16 she was competing in the professional Australian Ironwoman Series, making her one of the youngest athletes in history t...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: Team Australia have won Golf’s International Crown, the North Melbourne Kangaroos have equalled the longest winning streak in VFL and AFL history and Alana King has well and truly earned her title as QUEEN OF SPIN, taking 7-18 in the Women’s World Cup. For the key story, we take a deep dive into Sports Pro’s Top 50 M...

THE NEXT is a new monthly podcast from TheFemale Athlete Project. Each episode, futurist and former athlete Reanna Browne joins Chloe and Bez to explore what’s changing in women’s sport, before it hits the headlines. We shine a light on the pockets of the future already here - the signals of change that are quietly [or not-so-quietly] reshaping women's sport in the present. Not to predict what’s c...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: Aussie Swimmer Molly O’Callaghan has broken the 200m freestyle World Record, the Australian Women’s Cricket team are through to the semis of the ODI World Cup and our Aussie women have won ten gold medals at the Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio. For the key story, we discuss reports that Ice Hockey Australia is cutting funding...