the [female] athlete project

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: Minjee Lee has won her third Women’s Golf Major, Arisa Trew now has the most women's X Games gold medals in history and the Hockeyroos have pulled off a major comeback against Germany. For the key story we discuss major changes to the World Netball events schedule which includes playing the Netball World Cup every two years, instead of...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: Chloe Covell has won the Street Skateboarding World Cup, Jess Fox has won back to back Canoe Slalom gold medals and Lani Pallister has broken the commonwealth record in the 1500m swimming event. For the key story we discuss a new free to air TV partnership with Whoppi Goldberg’s All Women’s Sports Network that will see women’s sports aired...

Growing up, Grace Brown was quite the runner, but injuriesand some motivation from her dad, led her into the world of cycling. She captured hearts when she became the first  Australian woman to medal in the road time trial, winning gold at the Pairs Olympics, then winning the Cycling World Championships just weeks later. Two amazing feats made even more admirable considering itwas ONLY eight years...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: The Aussie Steelers have won a silver medal at the Wheelchair Rugby World Challenge, Aussie Daria Kasatkina has made it through to the fourth round of the French Open and the NSW Swifts remain undefeated after eight super netball games. For the key story we discuss Major League Baseball’s investment into the Athletes Unlimited Softball Leag...

Growing up, Ilona Maher was a self-described awkward kid, but sport was always the place where she felt she belonged. After trying every sport under the sun, from softball to basketball she finally found rugby when she was in her senior year of high school and never looked back. The Rugby Sevens Olympic Medallist takes us through her journey to becoming an American Eagle and how she worked from th...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: The Arsenal have won their first Champions League final in 18 years, the Camogie Association has ruled players can wear shorts instead of skorts and New Zealand's Portia Woodman Wickliffe has become the Black Ferns all-time leading try scorer. For the key story we discuss a new Australian Institute of Sport project designed to address the g...

** This episode contains themes surrounding eating disorders that some may find distressing. If you would like to access free and confidential support you can contact the Butterfly Foundation on 1800 33 4673. https://butterfly.org.au As a teenager growing up in New Zealand, Lydia O’Donnell fell in love with running. And on that running journey she found great success – winning New Zealand’s nation...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: The Central Coast Mariners are A-League Women’s Champions, the NSW Blues have won the State of Origin Series and the Wallaroos have beaten the USA in the PAC4 Series. For the key story, we discuss protests in the sport of Camogie, in the lead up to a special Congress being held this week where the association will vote on whether players ca...

Molly Picklum and Caity Simmers are quickly becoming professional surfing's favourite rivalry. But, they're also great friends and are the first to celebrate each other's wins. Caity Simmers is the current World Surf League Champion, the youngest-ever in the history of the sport. Meanwhile, Aussie Molly Picklum is hot on her heels, having scored the first-ever perfect 10 in the women&#...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: The Central Coast Mariners have snapped Melbourne City’s 24-game unbeaten streak to qualify for the grand final, the Opals have completed a series sweep over the Tall Ferns and Australia has won silver in the World Athletics Relays Mixed 4x400m event. For the key story, we’ll discuss the results of the 2024 Bloody Big Survey that show nearl...

Maya Stewart is the Wallaroos all time-leading try scorer - a special feat made all the more impressive considering she first picked up rugby union ball at eighteen years old. Maya is now a key member of the NSW Waratahs side who are the most successful team in Super W history and finished off her 2024 season being crowned Wallaroos player of the year. In this chat, Chlo and Maya chat all things R...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: NSW have won Game One of State of Origin, the Wallaroos are back in action, and Chelsea have won the Women’s Super League in England For the key story, we’ll discuss … news out of the Ironman World Champs returning to a one-day, one-location format. Hey YOU! Come spend a night with TFAP and two of the world's best professional surfers....

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: Aussie Isabella Nichols has won surfing’s Bells Beach Pro, Alexa Leary has broken her own swimming world record and Arsenal have qualified for their first Champions League final in 18 years! For the key story, we’ll discuss … the WNBL’s new CBA that will see the minimum wage more than double over four years! You're invited to TFAP's...

Australia's Minister of Sport, Anika Wells, was born and raised in Queensland. She grew up playing many sports including netball, touch football, tennis and was even a gymnast. While she spent the early years of her career practising as a lawyer, when her daughter was born, she decided she wanted to make the world a better place for her and ran for her local seat of Lilley. In 2019, Wells became A...

Marlee Silva is a renowned Australian Rugby League journalist. Her love for the game began practically from the moment she was born, which was just three days before her dad won a premiership with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. As a Dunghutti and Gamilaroi woman, storytelling has been part of Marlee’s Indigenous Australian culture for over 60,000 years. So as a proud supporter of the NRLW, it...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: UConn have won this year’s March Madness in the U.S, the NSW Waratahs and QLD Reds are through to the Super W Grand Final and the Griffith University Queensland Thunder have won back-to-back Australian Water Polo titles. For the key story, we’ll discuss … Football Australia’s decision this week to officially recognise the 1975 Matildas and...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. This week: The Aussie women have won silver at the Hong Kong Sevens, Arsenal and Chelsea are through to the Champions League Semi-Finals and the NSW Waratahs are Super W's Minor Premiers. For the key story, we’ll discuss … new projections which show global women's sports revenue is expected to reach $3.6 BILLION Australian dollars this year! Buy our ki...

Australian Diamond Jo Weston spent her childhood growing up on her family’s nut farm in regional Victoria. But it was a move to Melbourne where she found her love for the game of Netball and never looked back. It’s been ten years since she first made her debut for the diamonds and in that time she’s helped lead them to gold at both the Netball World Cup and Commonwealth Games. Off the court, Jo is...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. This week: Nicola Olyslagers has become the first Aussie to win back-to-back goldsat the World Indoor Athletics Championships, Melbourne City are through to the semi-finals of the Asian Champions League and Holly Ranson has become the newest 24-hour Australian champion, running 263.548 km ran in 24hrs. For the key story, we’ll discuss … a new seven asi...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. This week: Aussie Charlotte Wilson has won her first World Cup gold in dual moguls, Chelsea are League Cup Champions, and The Aussie Gangurrus have secured bronze at the 3x3 Champions Cup. For the key story, we discuss … whether the women’s super league should get rid of the promotion and relegation system. Buy our kids book The A to Z of Who I Could B...

Like many Winter athletes, Jackie Narracott fell in love with winter sports after watching the movie Cool Runnings. But unlike most other athletes, Jackie grew up in Queensland, Australia - known as the Sunshine State. So it was a chance encounter with the Australian bobsled team that led Jackie on her journey to discovering skeleton racing. A sport she describes as going down an icy waterslide wi...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. This week: The Bendigo Spirit are the 2025 WNBL Champions, Georgia Voll has equalled the highest individual score in Women's Premier League cricket history and Molly Taylor is a race of champions t For the key story, we discuss … a new alliance of world-leading sports scientists which is being labelled as "transformational" for the future...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. This week: The Jillaroos have hit the jackpot in Vegas, Aiva Anagnostiadis has become the first Australian woman to join the F1 academy and the Melbourne Ice are the 2025 Women’s Ice Hockey Champions For the key story, we discuss … how Sponsorship deals in women’s sports are outpacing growth in some men’s leagues by nearly 50 per cent. Want to spend In...

Growing up Molly Taylor’s dream was to represent Australia in equestrian at the Olympics.  But oh how that all changed when she went to get her drivers' licence at age 16. Her parents encouraged her to do a defensive driving course, and once she got in that car, the rest was history. It was that moment that propelled Molly into motorsport, becoming the first and only woman to have won the Aust...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. This week: Grace Harris has become the first Aussie cricketer to take a hattrick in the WPL, American Skiier Mikaela Shiffrin has won her 100th World Cup race and the WNBL finals are heating up! For the key story, we’ll discuss … the dramatic growth in football participation for women and girls in Australia since the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. Want a...