{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#18 Mary Fisher - A Journey of Courage, Determination, Equality &amp; Inspiration","description":"In this episode, Mary discusses her journey with host Logan van Beek: Chapters  Childhood\/Growing up with the condition Aniridia (4:25) Joining the Upper Hutt Swim club at 9 years old \u2013 \u2018Swimming was the equaliser\u2019 (11:48) First International swimming competition in Australia 2007 \u2013 a turning point in Mary\u2019s life (16:27) Preparing for 2012 Para-Olympics - Training full-time, close relationships with coach Luke Clark (20:51) &quot;Mary there is no limit to how fast you are allowed to go&quot; - 2012 Para-Olympic experience (30:44) Experience leading into the London Paralympics \u2013 Fully committed! (33:04) The feeling of winning the Gold Medal at the Para-Olympic Games \u201cTake the Risk\u2026 Take the Risk\u201d (38:05) Explaining the Paralympic Classifcations (55:12) How life changed after London - Becoming MNZM, Winning the Halberg Award &amp;amp; Supreme Award at the Attitude awards (1:02:37) Change of Coach, Change of City - preparation leading into the Rio Para-Olympics (1:07:38) Dealing with Expectations &amp;amp; Mixed Feelings after Rio (1:16:03) Retiring from competitive Swimming in 2018 (1:24:58) Mary's real success is what she has been doing outside of the pool - volunteering, advocating for change, exploring &amp;amp; pushing the boundaries of her confidence (1:35:28) Mary passion to help protect the natural fresh waterways in New Zealand (1:42:29) Advice for a young disabled athlete wanting to go to the Para-Olympics (1:49:47) Mary's Six Tips for How &amp;amp; When to Help a Blind Person (1:52:57)  . www.followthroughwithlvb.com www.instagram.com\/followthroughwithlvb www.blindlowvision.org.nz &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Follow Through with LVB","author_url":"http:\/\/www.followthroughwithlvb.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/15474353\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/15474353"}