Olivia
Breen On returning from injury, the Superhero Tri and preparing for the World Champs
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PORT has had a massive impact on Olivia Breen’s life. The 22-year-old is already preparing for her third Paralympic Games, having medalled at London 2012 and claimed World, European and Commonwealth golds in the years since. The T38 sprinter and F38 longjumper hopes that by participating in this summer’s Superhero Tri event she can inspire other youngsters to get involved in sport - and sample the same experiences she has enjoyed. “Sport has given me so many opportunities to travel the world and meet amazing people – you just never know what impact these events can have on a person,” Olivia remarked. “School wasn’t really my thing when I was younger but when I was five years old I won my first sports day and my parents saw that I was good at running. That changed my life. I went to my local athletics club when I was 13 and absolutely loved it and my parents encouraged me to really get into disability sport. “I went to an England Talent Day when I was 15, got classified and then ran a good time in April 2012 that put me number one in the UK in the T38 category. A few months later I was competing at the Paralympic Games – what a journey!” Agilitymagazine | 24
