Angela Madsen
“Everyone can do more than they think they can do”
"You can’t sit there waiting for the world to change, you have to get out there and change it for yourself.”
Angela Madsen was an Olympian, a multiple world record holder, and a paraplegic, but behind her numerous records and sporting achievement lies a woman; a daughter, a mother, a grandmother, a wife and a friend.
We were very privileged to have contact with her wife, Deb and her filmmaker Soraya Simi, to give us some insight into the life of this incredible woman who will be deeply missed by so many. We are extremely thankful for their candour and willingness to share their thoughts at such a time of personal grief.
Angela died in June 2020, at aged 60, whilst crossing the Pacific Ocean in her second solo attempt to row alone from California to the shores of Hawaii. She was 60 days into her journey and had covered over half of the 2560 miles (4120 km).
Angela gained her international reputation as a sports woman; a World Record holder in rowing, a three-time Paralympian in rowing, shot put and javelin and a multiple record holder in ocean rowing. But
