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  • What is your Favourite food

    Feta cheese and greek salad...
  • Do you have any pets?

    I LOVE animals and growing up had many pets- fish, chooks, cats, dogs, a bird, mice, rats, guinea pigs- even a hermit crab. My favourite was my dog Sally. She was a west highland White Terrier and she would walk under my wheelchair so that all you could see from behind me was her tail wagging out the back. Now I live in a...
  • What is your dream holiday

    I am fortunate enough that I’ve already had my dream holiday- traveling around Europe, the UK and Egypt after the Paralympics in 2004. Now I fantasise about snorkeling on the Great Barrier reef and an over water bungalow in Tahiti or the Maldives...
  • How many medals do you have

    Heaps. I don’t even know how many. From the Paralympics I have 2 bronze medals (2004) and a silver (2008). I have 2 world championships silver (2002) and one bronze 2010....
  • Where do you keep your medals?

    My two Athens paralympic medals are hanging on a giraffe statue in my loungeroom. It’s kind of a joke. One day when I was trying to decide where to display them I hung them there– and they’ve been there ever since. The silver from Beijing came in a gorgeous silver chinese silk box, which I have on display.   My othermedals are in storage...
  • Which countries have you been to

    Thailand, New Zealand, Holland, Germany, England, Scotland, Egypt, Italy, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Monaco, Vatican City, Greece, Singapore, America, Argentina,Austria,Malaysia, China....
  • What are your hobbies

    I like reading biographies and auto biographies, making cards and jewelry, shopping for clothes, kayaking , handcycling....
  • What music do you like?

    Delta Goodrem, Kylie Minogue,Madonna, U2, ABBA,Midnight Oil, Savage Garden....
  • USANA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

    I have had the honour of sharing the stage with Marayke on numerous occasions. Her presentations are dynamic, insightful and of a professional standard. I highly recommend her to you.     Dr Dennis Waitley Founder of The Waitley Institute, mentor to Nasa astronauts and the US Olympic Team...
  • Mission Australia Youth Survey Launch

    Marayke spoke at a recent launch in Brisbane of Mission Australia’s annual youth survey findings. She had the audience spellbound with her dazzling list of achievements – in and out of a swimming pool. As the organiser of this event she impressed me with her ability to link her experiences and achievements to the findings of the youth survey. Her talk was therefore highly...