Paralympic Medallist
Sunday, September 8, 2024
Col Pearse talks to ABC Sport's Ned Hall, and says he has put everything into making it to these Paralympic Games but had to wait until the final night in the pool to claim a medal. He had finished in 4th place in the 100 metre Butterfly - the event he picked up a silver medal in at the Tokyo games.
But he performed superbly to win silver in the 200m Individual Medley after two and a half weeks of "sleeping on cardboard beds and eating the same food every day". He told Ned Hall that seeing the 2nd place next to his name made all the sacrifices and hard work of the last 7 years worthwhile.
Col Pearse congratulated Australia’s Alex Saffy after the Mens Butterfly 100m Final despite missing out on a medal in his favoured race. He made up for it on the final night of competition winning silver in the 200m Individual Medley as part of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games in Paris, France. (AAP Image/Delly Carr via Sport the Library/Paralympics Australia)
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