Paracast Scottish Disability Sport
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Hearing the stories and journeys from some of the top disabled athletes from all across Scotland.
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PARACAST E5P2 - Stephen McGuire
We’ll be discussing the trails and tribulations of being a top performing athlete, how to turn obstacles and major set backs into motivation to achieve greatness and how Stephen will be following in the footsteps of the ones who inspired him when he was young, to continue on achieving Scottish success on and off the court. From Bellshill to Tokyo we will be covering all that and more in today’s episode of PARACAST.
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PARACAST E5P1 - Stephen McGuire
Stephen is a BC4 boccia player with a collection of accolades to match. After discovering the sport Stephen was thrown right in the deep end and attended competitions to represent his country from the get go. The excitement was also enough to attract attention from his brother Peter who would go on to join Stephen in doubles, a partnership that would later bring success for them both.
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PARACAST E4P2 - Robyn Love
In today’s episode we will be continuing where we left off with Robyn Love. We’ll be discussing the future of wheelchair basketball and how a post pandemic return could help the sport reach all time highs. We’ll also be discussing how Robyn’s time in the sport has helped to shape her view, motivate her and more recently find love.
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PARACAST E4P1 - Robyn Love
In today’s episode we will be speaking to Robyn Love. Robyn is a 3.5 wheelchair basketball player who has represented GB at a Paralympic level. After discovering the sport through a friend at university Robyn started her journey of discovery and success. We’ll be discussing everything from Robyn’s time growing up in a main stream school, how a post pandemic recovery could help the sports popularity moving forward and everything in between.
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PARACAST E3P2 - Stephen Clegg
In today’s episode we will be continuing where we left off with Stephen Clegg. We’ll be discussing everything post break from Stephens journey as he returned to the sport and the difficulties of getting back to his peak performances, to how he views his future in the sport and its upcoming competitions. From breaking back into the pool to breaking world records we will be covering all that and more.
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PARACAST E3P1 - Stephen Clegg
In today’s episode we will be speaking to Stephen Clegg. Stephen is a S12 Swimmer who performs in Freestyle, Backstroke and most notably Butterfly events. Stephen has had a visual impairment from a young age which resulted in him discovering his passion of swimming through after class events at the Edinburgh Royal Blind School. This pared with his families past successes in disabled sports through his brother James and Sister Libby lined him up for success of his own.