Swimmer,actor,singer:This unusual triple-threat brings it all to a new lead role

Swimmer,actor,singer:This unusual triple-threat brings it all to a new lead role

Cody Simpson quit competitive swimming this year and will return to the stage in a role made famous on screen by Marlon Brando.

  • byNick Galvin

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Susie O’Neill:From touching a wall to hitting one. Why Madame Butterfly wants to alight on a flower

Susie O’Neill:From touching a wall to hitting one. Why Madame Butterfly wants to alight on a flower

Now 51,Susie O’Neill is craving something she says has proven elusive in her busy and successful life:contentment.

  • byPeter FitzSimons
Alone,out there in rough seas,I remember what it means to be alive

Alone,out there in rough seas,I remember what it means to be alive

Ocean swimmers can forget the world for a while.

  • byAnson Cameron
How Olympic swimmers wound down after Paris
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How Olympic swimmers wound down after Paris

Lani Pallister has revealed how she and her Dolphins teammates let off steam after their epic Paris Olympics successes.

Her face was plastered on stamps. But her life was then ‘thrown upside down’

Her face was plastered on stamps. But her life was then ‘thrown upside down’

Two years after having her face etched on stamps,a champion hit rock bottom. Now,she is calling for change to ensure others do not suffer the same fate.

  • byNick Wright
Doing it for dad:Hance seals Paralympic gold after ‘worst year’ of his life

Doing it for dad:Hance seals Paralympic gold after ‘worst year’ of his life

After receiving a phone call from Kyle Chalmers in Las Vegas,Paralympian Ben Hance blitzed the field to seal an emotional gold medal after his father’s death.

  • byTom Decent
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‘It’s a miracle that I’m living’:Leary breaks world record,dances on medal dais

‘It’s a miracle that I’m living’:Leary breaks world record,dances on medal dais

Three years after being told she’d never walk or talk again,Alexa Leary stormed to victory in the pool and broke a world record. Then came a great surprise.

  • byTom Decent
Gold medallist Michael Klim:‘My nickname was Lumpy as I was a chubby kid’

Gold medallist Michael Klim:‘My nickname was Lumpy as I was a chubby kid’

The Olympic swimmer reminisces about the women who made an impact on his life.

  • byRobyn Doreian
‘I couldn’t stand the sight of myself’:Inside swimmer’s harrowing battle

‘I couldn’t stand the sight of myself’:Inside swimmer’s harrowing battle

It took months for Elijah Winnington to overcome a major blow to his career. But now he has visions of a Brisbane 2032 swan song.

  • byNick Wright
From being pushed down the stairs at school to a leader of the Paralympic team

From being pushed down the stairs at school to a leader of the Paralympic team

Rowan Crothers wants to have a conversation about disability on the eve of the Paralympics.

  • byTom Decent
‘Scooter’ Patterson’s aiming for more than gold in Paris

‘Scooter’ Patterson’s aiming for more than gold in Paris

Grant “Scooter” Patterson is a much-loved member of Australia’s Paralympic swimming team – and he’s gunning for his first gold medal.

  • byTom Decent