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Episode 23 - Darragh McDonald - Paralympic Swimming

Oct 23, 201328 min
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This evening's show will feature London 2012 Paralympic Swimming Champion Darragh McDonald. The Wexford teenager who burst on the scene at the Beijing Paralympic Games winning a silver medal before trading up for gold in the S6 400m Freestyle four years later. Darragh will be talking about his early success at just thirteen years of age in Beijing, the expectation which comes from such early promise, dealing with mixing his secondary education and full time training. We'll also be chatting about his future as he prepares to change clubs, moving to UCD for his education and what lies ahead on his 'Road to Rio'.
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