Woman's Day Magazine NZ

Top Goss!

PARALYMPIC GOLDEN GIRLS!

It was all about girl power at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, where athletes Sophie Pascoe, Lisa Adams and Tupou Neiufi beat the competition to win gold medals for Aotearoa.

Our jewel of the pool Sophie made history by coming out on top in both the 100m freestyle S9 and the 200m individual medley SM9, as well as winning a silver in the 100m breaststroke SB8 and a bronze in the 100m backstroke S9, which brings her Paralympic medal tally to 19, including an incredible 11 golds!

After vomiting and blacking out following her medley triumph, the Christchurch swimmer, 28, who lost her left leg in a lawnmower accident, said, “I certainly and literally left it all out there in dramatic style… but I got what

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Woman's Day Magazine NZ

Woman's Day Magazine NZ3 min read
The 3 Stages Of Menopause
Women’s health has traditionally been under-researched, but as the focus starts to shift, we’re beginning to realise that the change of life is much more complicated than many of us thought. For one thing, menopause doesn’t happen in just one act, bu
Woman's Day Magazine NZ2 min read
Judge Jay-Jay
I need some help to win my kids back. My husband and I split three years ago, and agreed on a shared custody plan with our three children. Our five- and nine-year-olds were fine with the arrangement at first, coming to me every second week, but the 1
Woman's Day Magazine NZ2 min read
10 Things You Don’t Know About Me
1 I grew up in Auckland and lived with my mum in Westmere while she studied at university. Mum used to work at the movies and I remember watching The Goonies through the doors. 2 At 19, I worked at a café owned by Temuera Morrison and his sister Zell

Related Books & Audiobooks