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#157 The Wakatipu Legend race report

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 27/03/202128/03/2021
  • amputation

What an amazing event! I’m so glad I entered this race, what a stunning location to swim in, even if it was a tad cold! Here’s my race report: how the swim went from a […]

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#124 Spontaneous Saturday

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 13/02/2021
  • amputation

Some of the best things happen as a result of spontaneity – and today was an example of that.

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#110 Road Trip: preparing for my first event as a para-athlete!

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 29/01/2021
  • amputation

I’m so excited, scared… such a mixture of emotions. I think it’s the para-unknown. I remember a disabled athlete friend saying to me a while back how you have to learn real fast to put […]

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#80 Road trip to central: 1st open water swim post amputation

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 28/12/202028/12/2020
  • amputation

I have to say I was excited to get to this day, but the swimming was the least of my worries… it was the getting in and out that I had to worry about (and […]

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#65 Back swimming at last!

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 12/12/2020
  • amputation

I have a list of goals that I want to achieve to firstly get back to where I was before I lost a leg. Once I’m there, I aim get to a BETTER place than […]

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