This conversation takes us to Singapore to talk with Theresa Goh. Theresa is a Paralympic swimmer and, most of all, a trailblazer. Born with congenital spina bifida, Theresa does not have use of her legs, but that didn’t stop her from becoming an internationally acclaimed athlete. She was the first female Singaporean swimmer to qualify for the Paralympics, and holds the world records for the SB4 50 meters and 200 meters breaststroke events. On top of that, Theresa was the first openly queer athlete in Singaporean history. Recently retired, Theresa continues to advocate for athletes with disabilities and she represents Athlete Ally as a pro ambassador.

The Straits Times articles on Theresa:

• ‘It Feels like the Right Time’: Paaralypic Swimmer Theresa Goh Opens up about Her Sexuality
• Swimming: Theresa Goh, unicorn of the water, hangs up her goggles

Also discussed in this episode:

• Bak Kut Teh, Theresa’s favorite dish

Follow Theresa:

• Instagram: @wheelie_wonka
• Twitter: @theresagoh_

Follow Athlete Ally:

• Website: https://www.athleteally.org
• Instagram: @athleteally
• Twitter: @AthleteAlly
• Facebook: @AthleteAlly

Follow Social Sport:

• Instagram: @socialsportpod
• Facebook: @socialsportpod
• Twitter: @emmamzimm

Quote: “𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘵. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦…𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘳.”