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Susan Seipel- Para Equestrian
Susan is a 22-year-old University student who competes in para- equestrian (dressage) events and dreams of representing Australia at the Paralympics. She was born with Arthrogryposis Multiplex, a rare disorder characterised by fusion of joints and absent muscle formation her legs. She began her sporting career as a swimmer at the age of four, when she was taught...READ MORE -
Lucy Larsen- Athletics
Lucy is a 15-year-old champion sprinter from Caloundra. Lucy, who was born without a radius bone in one of her arms, took out the under-15’s 100m and 200m for athletes with disabilities at the school athletics state championships in October 2008. She has also competed in shot put and long jump, but is now focusing on her running.Her...READ MORE -
Darron Shields- Handcycling
Darron is an elite handcyclist and has recently been appointed as the Queensland handcycling head coach. Originally from the United Kingdom, he competed as a triathlete before becoming paraplegic in an accident. Two years later, he moved to Australia to study Sport Science at the University of the Sunshine Coast. It was then that he took up hand...READ MORE -
Sam Carter- Wheelchair Racing
Sam is a promising young wheelchair racer who broke the national age records for the 100m, 200m and 400m during 2008. He took up wheelchair racing in 2001, the same year he competed at his first Junior Nationals at Nudgee College in Brisbane. At this meet Sam, who was born with spina bifida, was classified as t54, which...READ MORE -
Morgan McAllister- Athletics
Morgan is a dynamic and inspirational young sprinter whose personal motto is when we hold back on life, it holds back on us. At just 16 years of age, she certainly hasn’t held back in her sporting career challenging herself to compete in the 100m,200m,400m,800m and 1500m. But there was a time when she did hold back. Morgan,...READ MORE -
Rachael Dodds- Athletics
At 14 years of age, sprinter Rachael Dodds is going places fast- literally. Just 12 months after taking up the sport, this August she broke the 800m world record on the track for her t35 classification. A few days earlier she had unofficially broken the 400m world record, but was unable to claim it due to a failure...READ MORE -
Jarrod Larkins Law- Paralympic Football
Jarrod is a young football( soccer) player with a never say die attitude who is determined to represent Australia. Competing in a sport called 7-a side CP football, which is for athletes with cerebral Palsy, Jarrod is not one to be modest about his potential. He states his goal is to be the best player in Australia for his...READ MORE -
James Steggell- Track and Field
Track and field athlete James Steggell’s training has been given a boost through being awarded an introductory grant by the Sporting Dreams foundation. James, 14, has a vision impairment caused by cone rod dystrophy, but has not let that stop him pursuing his goals to one day represent Queensland and Australia at the Pacific Schools Games, Arafura Games...READ MORE -
Mason Ollerenshaw- Paralympic Football
Twelve-year-old Mason Ollerenshaw dreams of becoming a Paralympian in soccer or wheelchair basketball. He took a step closer to achieving that dream when he was awarded an introductory grant by the Sporting Dreams foundation. Mason’s mum Melinda said the grant money would be used to attend Junior development program camps, where Mason will meet other young athletes with disabilities...READ MORE -
Jarrod Larkins-Law – Paralympic Football
Jarrod has represented Australia in the Netherlands and Scottland. One of the original Sporting Dreams athletes in 2008, he has also been invited to train with the National squad in 2011-2012....READ MORE
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