202 episodes

One day, female athletes will be recognised by their achievements, not by their gender.
Until then, we'll keep sharing the stories of epic Aussie female athletes.
Join Olympic Gold Medallist, Chloe Dalton, as she chats with World Champions, fellow Olympians, and athletes at the top of their game.
Listen to our weekly episodes of the wrap - news and highlights about women's sports news.

the [female] athlete project Chloe Dalton

    • Sports
    • 4.0 • 4 Ratings

One day, female athletes will be recognised by their achievements, not by their gender.
Until then, we'll keep sharing the stories of epic Aussie female athletes.
Join Olympic Gold Medallist, Chloe Dalton, as she chats with World Champions, fellow Olympians, and athletes at the top of their game.
Listen to our weekly episodes of the wrap - news and highlights about women's sports news.

    first female to play wheelchair rugby for australia shae graham

    first female to play wheelchair rugby for australia shae graham

    It was a lost bet with her brother that led to Shae Graham to first try wheelchair rugby, after many years of refusing to try.



    In 2019, Shae Graham became the first and only woman to have represent Australia’s mixed gender wheelchair rugby team, the Steelers.



    Shae also sits on the board as an athlete representative of World Wheelchair Rugby, and is currently preparing to be selected in the Australian team for her second Paralympics in Paris 2024.



    Buy our kids book The A to Z of Who I Could Be, or book for adults GIRLS DON’T PLAY SPORT. www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop (http://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop)



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    Shop TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop (https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop)

    Find us on Instagram: @thefemaleathleteproject



    #womenssport

    • 37 min
    the wrap: sydney fc qualify for 7th straight grand final, waratahs win their 5th

    the wrap: sydney fc qualify for 7th straight grand final, waratahs win their 5th

    A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. Taking a look around the grounds:
    Sydney FC qualify for their 7th straight grand final appearance, the NSW Waratahs win their 5th super rugby title, and Saya Sakakibara has taken out her second overall world cup title in a row.

    For the key story we’ll chat about the new Super Netball reserves competition that has been introduced.

    Buy our kids book The A to Z of Who I Could Be, or book for adults GIRLS DON’T PLAY SPORT. www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop

    Get the wrap delivered into your inbox as a weekly newsletter! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a merch drop. bit.ly/tfapsubscribe

    Shop TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop
    Find us on Instagram: @thefemaleathleteproject

    #womenssport 

    • 8 min
    the most innovative sport in the world with sailor tash bryant

    the most innovative sport in the world with sailor tash bryant

    23 year old Tash Bryant has had a remarkable sailing career to date, achieving landmarks not seen in the sport before, winning the U19 Youth World Championship at only 15 years old and qualifying her country for the Olympics at 17.

    In 2022 she became the youngest member of the Australian SailGP Team, and then in 2023 the youngest ever winner of the SailGP Championship after winning the season finale with the Australian team in San Francisco in May 2023. She has continued her role as strategist onboard the Australian team for Season 4, with a highlight of winning the home event in Sydney in February this year.



    Buy our kids book The A to Z of Who I Could Be, or book for adults GIRLS DON’T PLAY SPORT. www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop



    Get the wrap delivered into your inbox as a weekly newsletter! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a merch drop. bit.ly/tfapsubscribe



    Shop TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop

    Find us on Instagram: @thefemaleathleteproject



    #womenssport

    • 18 min
    the wrap: lewis shocks the world with 200m win, should women play with a smaller rugby ball?

    the wrap: lewis shocks the world with 200m win, should women play with a smaller rugby ball?

    A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news, hosted by Chloe Dalton and Erin (Bez) Morton. 



    Taking a look around the grounds - Torrie Lewis shocks the world with a diamond league win in the 200m, Mollie O'Callaghan swims the world’s fastest 200m time this year and rugby contemplate making the women’s ball smaller



    For the key story we’ll chat to rugby player turned coach Meretiana Robinson about what World Rugby are doing to increase pathways and opportunities for women in coaching.



    Buy our kids book The A to Z of Who I Could Be, or book for adults GIRLS DON’T PLAY SPORT. www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop



    Get the wrap delivered into your inbox as a weekly newsletter! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a merch drop. www.linktr.ee/thefemaleathleteproject



    Shop TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop

    Find us on Instagram: @thefemaleathleteproject



    #womenssport 

    • 22 min
    can we predict the future of women’s sport? with futurist reanna browne

    can we predict the future of women’s sport? with futurist reanna browne

    Reanna is an academically trained and practicing futurist, industry fellow, strategic workforce planner, start-up co-founder, keynote speaker, creative practitioner and former elite athlete.



    She is the founder of Work Futures - a global strategic foresight consultancy that helps organisations and workers ‘unlearn the future’, build foresight capability and get practical about the future(s) in the present.



    She also has a background as an elite cricketer, working as both an athlete, coach and game development administrator.



    Buy our kids book The A to Z of Who I Could Be, or book for adults GIRLS DON’T PLAY SPORT. www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop



    Get the wrap delivered into your inbox as a weekly newsletter! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a merch drop. www.linktr.ee/thefemaleathleteproject



    Shop TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop

    Find us on Instagram:

    @thefemaleathleteproject#womenssport

    • 52 min
    the wrap: hollingsworth claims title in stacked 800m field, a-league becomes most attended women’s sport season is aus history

    the wrap: hollingsworth claims title in stacked 800m field, a-league becomes most attended women’s sport season is aus history

    A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. 



    Taking a look around the grounds - A-League Women became the most attended season of any women’s sport, in Australia ever; super netball is back! PLUS, run the city to surf with us to support the Raise Foundation. 



    For the key story we’ll chat about the campaign that’s looking to Save Canberra United. 

    Donate to the campaign: https://chuffed.org/project/savecanberraunited



    Register to run the City to Surf to support the Raise Foundation: https://city2surf24.grassrootz.com/raise-foundation



    Buy our kids book The A to Z of Who I Could Be, or book for adults GIRLS DON’T PLAY SPORT. www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop



    Get the wrap delivered into your inbox as a weekly newsletter! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a merch drop. www.linktr.ee/thefemaleathleteproject



    Shop TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop

    Find us on Instagram: @thefemaleathleteproject



    #womenssport 

    • 16 min

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