SWIMMING: Another day, another gold for the Dolphins at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre but this one by Kaylee McKeown had a significance well beyond the fact that it was Australia’s first Olympic gold in the women’s backstroke - the only women's swimming stroke we had never previously won gold in.
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.
