Matt Levy OAM Paralympic Gold Medal Swimmer (Australia)

“No matter how hard the road seems, there is always light at the end of the tunnel" – Matt Levy In 1987, Matt Levy was born prematurely at 25 weeks. He has cerebral palsy, is legally blind, and has had 40-50 operations on his heart, lungs, ears, and even brain. Matt is also a swimmer. You might have seen him win gold for Australia. He has competed at five consecutive Paralympic Games, winning 3 gold 1 silver, and 5 bronze medals. He’s also swam at 5 World Swimming Championships - winning 20 international medals and holding 4 World Records. Matt has a degree in Business (Management), an Australian Institute of Company Directors qualification and MBA (Leadership), as well as an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for services to sport. Buy a book or connect with Matt via his website at: www.mattlevy.com.au. This is a live recording from the inaugural AFT International Port Macquarie Sports Fitness Fest - Keynote, Sports Inclusion held in Panthers Port Macquarie on 4 November 2023.

Sports Fitness Festival was presented by Official City Host: ⁠ @portmacquarietourism ⁠ ⁠ @pmhcouncil ⁠ Matt also spoke at Sports Inclusion Networking Night on 28 August 2024 on the eve of the opening ceremony of Paris Paralympics 2024 in Sydney, Australia. The evening was co-presented by ArtSHINE and Go International Group Dotcom Pty Ltd at the Community Bank Darling Square in Sydney's Haymarket. View the exhibition here: https://www.sportsfitnessfestival.com/exhibition. #iloveportmacquarie#sportsfitnessfestival#sportsequity #diversitybyinclusion#afitnesstoday#paralympian #cerebralpalsy #internationaldayofpersonswithdisabilities #swimming #goldmedalwinner -- CREDITS A GIG: GoInternationalGroup.com Production Produced by EQN Activation Studios Executive Producer - Nikki Yeo Writer, Director & Producer - Jasmine H. Low Camera / Audio - Rolando Oporto, Primo Creations Editor - Susheel Younas, MAS Productions Graphics - Tamara Yovita / Podcast Cover Graphics - Jasmine Low STAY TUNED, HIT SUBSCRIBE TO THE A FITNESS TODAY NEWS NETWORK Don't miss a beat! First start by subscribing to AFT: https://www.afitnesstoday.com/subscribe Connect with us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asiafitnesstoday.official FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/move8 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asiafitnesstoday Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/move8movement For ad-free content, subscribe to our newsletter: Substack: https://www.afitnesstoday.substack.com Listen to the Move8 podcast on: Website: https://move8.asiafitnesstoday.com/podcasts/ Anchor: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/move8 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/channel/aft-podcasts-apac-heroes/id6442749688 -- Mission 2030 -- A Fitness Today is on a mission to halve non-communicable diseases in the Asia Pacific region by 2030. It begins with a whisper, a drop in the ocean and slowly, change can happen. It begins with us. Knowledge is not only power. Knowledge is health. Read more: https://www.asiafitnesstoday.com/?p=8838 -- What's Move8.org? -- /////// Social enterprise Move8.org advocates sports and health equity and has created an 8-step method to health & wellness. /////// Asia Fitness Today acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands we live on. We pay our respects to all Elders, past and present, of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nations.