Even now, after a rowing career that has yielded a bounty of national titles, world championship crowns and Olympic gold, Lucy Stephan can occasionally hear the chirps from those who said she could never make it; that she was too small, or not cut out for a sport so unrelenting and unforgiving.
The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.
We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.
The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.
