National book award for western, shorty award for best in food, golden globe award for best performance by an actress in a miniseries or motion picture made for television, primetime emmy award for outstanding limited series. Her success in beijing earned her four awards at the 2009 canterbury sportsperson awards, including the prestigious sportsperson of the year award. She also went to the commonwealth games to represent new zealand. One day, when her dad was using the rideon lawn mower, sophie ran after it and he didnt see her. New zealand swimmer sophie pascoe is focusing on only one thing at the moment winning at the rio 2016 paralympic games this will be her third paralympics, and she has three titles to defend from the london 2012 paralympic games. Sophie pascoe won gold, collapsed afterwards, may have broken her finger, and still satisfaction eluded her at the gold coast aquatic centre. The opinions expressed on this page are not necessarily those of westpac and westpac does not endorse or approve any goods or services to which reference is made. Recordbreaking new zealand swimmer sophie pascoe lost her left leg as a twoyearold when her father garry reversed over her with a lawnmower, an accident he. Pascoe says the lifechanging event fuelled her desire to succeed. Reconstructing sophie pascoe paralympic swimming legend sophie pascoe opens up to suzanne mcfadden about how living alone in england and undergoing major surgery have given her a new outlook on life.
Heres an excerpt from the book published in a new zealand paper, the press. It was so much fun to shoot jockeys new bravo ii campaign. I liked the way the author had tied in the stories of people who sophie has worked with as well as just her story. Sophie pascoe shares what fuels her success in new tv. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover sophies connections and jobs at similar companies. Paralympic swimmer, sophie pascoe, first made a name for herself at the 2008 paralympics in beijing, winning three gold medals in the 100m breaststroke, 100m backstroke and 200m im medley, plus silver in the 100m butterfly. Sophie pascoe family, childhood, life achievements, facts, wiki and bio of 2017. New zealand radio host shocks paralympian by accidentally. But its the nerves that give her strength, she says. Sophie pascoe biography 2017 facts, childhood, wiki, family. This success has now made pascoe the most decorated new zealand paralympian ever.
On the world stage, the sophie pascoe most people see is a woman with confidence, grit and unshakable discipline, and following her on instagram gives an inspiring sneak peek into the passion and positivity that are behind all those podium moments. New zealands most successful paralympian discovered her why, or what truly drives her, a. Tears as sophie pascoe named commonwealth games flag. Rnz claire easthamfarrelly the announcement was made at a ceremony on the gold coast, where the games are being held, in front of pascoes teammates and hundreds of family, friends and. Aged just 15, sophie pascoe was the youngest member of the new zealand team at beijing 2008 where she won three gold and one silver medal in the water cube. Recordbreaking new zealand swimmer sophie pascoe lost her left leg as a twoyearold when her father garry reversed over her with a lawnmower, an accident he says that has haunted him ever since. Sep 05, 2016 sophie pascoe, paralympics, westpac ambassador. Sophie was 15 and later that year she continue reading sophie pascoe. Paralympic heroes liam malone and sophie pascoe turn adversity into gold be accessible new zealand paralympics bronze medallist rory mcsweeney reveals battle with depression paralympics. I found this book very interesting and inspirational. Paralympic heroes liam malone and sophie pascoe turn. Sophie pascoe finds success in and out of the pool stuff.
While bedridden, recovering from the removal of a bone from her leg, sophie pascoe has had plenty of time to reevaluate her future. New zealands sophie pascoe took down the 50 free, 100 free and 200 im records over the course of three days in singapore. The 15time paralympic medallist made history at the rio 2016 paralympics, winning 3 gold medals and 2 silvers. Jan 01, 20 i decided to read this book because i love reading biographys and i had heard a lot about sophie pascoe from friends, so i thought id give it a go. Sophie pascoe is an epidemiologist and principal researcher at the health economics and epidemiology research office and holds a joint appointment in the school of clinical medicine at the university of the witwatersrand, johannesburg. She has been resident in south africa since 2004 and joined he2ro in 2015.
Sophie pascoe is the most successful paralympic athlete new zealand has ever produced. Despite finding her new routine a challenge, the 24yearold enjoys her time away from looking at the black line. For some, the smell of chlorine is enough to put them off. At rio for her third paralympic appearance, sophie won five medals and broke a world record while taking her total tally to 15 paralympic medals. In bed with the atlantic was published on 11th september by fernhurst books. Paralympic swimmer sophie pascoe rewrote her own s10 100m fly world record on the fourth day of competition at the 2016 new zealand open championships. Sophie pascoes stroke of fate the australian womens weekly. At the age of 15 she became the youngest medal winner at the 2008 beijing paralympics winning an amazing three gold medals and a silver. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. He has worked as a teacher, farmer, a fisherman and an aboriginal language researcher.
Sophie pascoe swimmer born 1993 in christchurch, new zealand once there was a twoyearold called sophie, who was as lively and full of beans as twoyearolds are meant to be. Sophie pascoes family, life beyond the accident grownups. Sophie pascoe is packing her bags and leaving new zealand. Sophies choice to leave her life behind our greatest paralympian is jilting her family, her coach and her support team in a bid to get mentally tougher for tokyo 2020. Sophie pascoe facts, bio, family, life, updates 2020. In the eight years sophie pascoe has been a westpac ambassador she has become new zealands most successful paralympian and one of the most prolific paralympic swimmers in history. Sophie pascoe s parents would say shes a worrier and a warrior.
Sophie pascoe, the countrys most decorated paralympian, will bear team new zealands flag at the gold coast commonwealth games opening ceremony. The family of paralympic gold medallist sophie pascoe talks for the first time about the horrific lawnmower accident that resulted in the amputation of her left leg. View sophie pascoes profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. New zealands most successful paralympian discovered her why, or what truly drives her, a long time ago.
Urinetown sort of paved the way, just in terms of what broadway would accept in its houses. When he says hes been reading my articles in yachting monthly for years and really wanted to come and meet me for the book launch, it occurs to me that hes just a reader. She was born on january 8, 1993 age 24 years in christchurch, new zealand. Star paralympian sophie pascoe has opened up in a new tv campaign about overcoming the accident which cost her part of her left leg. Paralympic swimmer sophie pascoe s secrets to success.
I expect him to be press or an editor or someone with a professional reason for being there. Sophie pascoes family, a story of courage the parenting place. Sophie pascoe believes her training outside of the pool is helping her find extra speed in it. Characters named sophie 69 books goodreads share book. Sophie made new zealand history at the london 2012 paralympics games claiming an incredible six medals from six events three gold and three silver and at the.
Pretty simple actually, just add books where one of the main characters is named sophie. At london 2012 she did even better than in beijing taking home three gold and three silver. Sophies story is one of great determination, courage and commitment, and shes glad that she can share it in the book sophie pascoe stroke of fate, although she admits she had her doubts at. New zealands most successful paralympian, sophie pascoe, is the epitome of what you can do if you decide to make the most out of everything, says the emergency department doctor who first treated. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover sophies. New zealands paralympic star sophie pascoe made a comeback after surgery, joining world paraswimmings reclassification saga.
Fresh off the plane from rio, nzs most successful paralympian sophie pascoe is hitting the road, visiting schools around the country to share her inspirational story to students. Sophie pascoe lowers s10 100m fly world record at new zealand. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading sophie pascoe stroke of fate. Sophie pascoe biography 2017 facts, childhood, wiki. Sep 22, 2018 and now here i was, at my own book launch. But the prevailing story of sophie pascoe is not her disability, but her everincreasing medal count and the skyhigh standards she sets for herself.
Sophie frances pascoe popular as sophie pascoe mnzm is a new zealand paraswimmer. Jan 26, 2017 shes new zealands most decorated paralympic athlete of all time, so when you enter sophie pascoes christchurch home, youd expect to see a medal or two on display. Pascoe hits sm9 200 im world record, her 3rd of singapore wps world series. In 20 she won the halberg award for disabled sportsperson of the year. A big part of that story is the terrible accident at two years of age which took one leg and so scarred the other that it gives her. Technoathletes riobound robotic fingers fitted on amputee in national first debbie hockley poised to be named new zealand cricket. Sophie pascoe opens up about her twoyear private battle. Sophie frances pascoe mnzm born 8 january 1993 is a new zealand paralympic swimmer. Sophie pascoe studies ontology computer science, probabilistic reasoning, and probabilistic databases. When paralympic swimmer sophie pascoe was just 15 years old, her young life was about to change. Sophie pascoe stroke of fate kindle edition by hodder moa. Sophie pascoe is the michael phelps of paralympians rnz. New zealand paralympic gold and silver medallist sophie pascoe has dedicated her second medal to her training partner and friend hayley edmond, who died just over a week ago. In 2008, sophie was the youngest athlete at the paralympics and the youngest ever new zealander to win a medal.
Go girl profile sophie pascoe penguin books new zealand. Rebel sport tells the story of sophie pascoe and the tragic accident that, as a small child, left her fighting for her life. Pascoe has won four gold medals at the commonwealth games, nine paralympic gold medals and is multiple world champion. Pascoes father, garry, quite understandably, had not publicly discussed the accident. Fiona allan, ceo of paralympics new zealand says pascoe is the perfect role model for young people both with and without disabilities.
View their social network presence and audience reach. Its available in paperback from amazon, waterstones and everywhere else that knows a reasonable book when it sees one. Sophie pascoe breaks s10 200m freestyle world record. Shes a star in the pool and shes not stopping any time soon.
Paralympic swimmer who took home three gold medals at both the 2008 and 2012 paralympic games. Sophie pascoe, athlete sometimes i feel like avenue q or even book of mormon might not have happened without urinetown. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. She has represented new zealand at three summer paralympic games from 2008, winning a total of nine gold medals and six silver medals, making her new zealands most successful paralympian. National book award for western, shorty award for best in food. Sophie pascoe to tour nz schools ryan boyd posted 7 october 2016. Born in christchurch, sophie has an amazing story where an accident at a young age has set her on a path of achieving some incredible sporting records. Aug 20, 2012 we recently caught up with 19 year old paralympic swimmer and westpac ambassador, sophie pascoe. My whole life can be traced back to one event, an accident that could be devastating.
I always say its one of the best things that has ever happened to me. A big part of that story is the terrible accident at two years of age which took one leg and so scarred the other that it gives her constant pain. I decided to read this book because i love reading biographys and i had heard a lot about sophie pascoe from friends, so i thought id give it a go. Sophie frances pascoe mnzm born 8 january 1993 is a new zealand paraswimmer. Pictured at the edinburgh international book festival. Paralympic swimmer sophie pascoes secrets to success. Paralympic swimmer sophie pascoes secrets to success good. By now you must have seen the moving rebel sport advert featuring sophie pascoe and what fuled her why.