Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Marayke named Sporting Wheelie of the Year

Marayke received the highest honour for a QLD athlete with a disability when she was named the 2010  the 'Sporting Wheelie of the Year'

The award receognised her achievement of winning a bronze medal at  the world swimming championships in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.  She follwed this two weeks later by becoming Australia's first female paratriathlon medalist when sh won bronze at the world triathlon championships for the sprint distance event. It capped off an amazing year for Marayke, who said the hightlight was being named the flag bearer for the Australian team at the IPC World Swimming Championships. 


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