Australian Story
Season 19 Episode 16 - All the Right Moves: Kieren Perkins , Part 1
Introduced by Grant Hackett Includes interviews with Grant Hackett, Jared Perkins (brother), Daniel Kowalski and Karen Davis (fiancé). Monday night's program sheds new light on Kieren Perkins and one of the more memorable careers in Australian sporting history. It also provides candid insights into his unique rivalry with Grant Hackett. Kieren Perkins clinched his claim to 'legend' status with a remarkable comeback at Atlanta in 1996 after being all but written off in the lead up to the Games. At a time when many of the nation's swimming greats are struggling with life out of the pool, Perkins alone seems to have managed a smooth transition. Now aged forty, he has forged a second career as a successful banking executive and finally come to terms with the strange and difficult process of rocketing from sporting idol to 'nobody'. In this candid two part episode, he reveals the surprising truth about what went wrong in Atlanta; acknowledges his own struggles to create a new life; and introduces his new partner, the woman credited with bringing new happiness into his life.
Episodes in Season 19
The Other Side
30 min
The Back of His Mind
30 min
No Half Measures
30 min
Call Me Cate
30 min
His Driving Force
30 min
An Unnatural History
30 min
The House of Tara
30 min
Out of the Box
30 min
Set in Stone
30 min
A Complicated Life: Kerry Packer , Part 1
30 min
A Complicated Life: Kerry Packer , Part 2
30 min
A Man Called Boy
30 min
A Very Good Rascal
30 min
The Edge of the Mountain
30 min
In Tracy's Corner
30 min
All the Right Moves: Kieren Perkins , Part 1
30 min
All the Right Moves: Kieren Perkins , Part 2
30 min
Out of the Kitchen
30 min
The Last Commando , Part 1
30 min
The Last Commando , Part 2
30 min
Driving Miss Davis
30 min
Forget Me Not
30 min
Talk of the Town
30 min
The Game Changer
30 min
Leaps and Bounds
30 min
Divide and Conquer
30 min
Lock Me Away
30 min
Searching for C11
30 min
Searching for C11 (2)
30 min
Before the Storm
30 min
Out of the Shoebox
30 min
Getting the Hang of It
30 min
The Past Is a Foreign Country
30 min
The Past Is a Foreign Country (2)
30 min
The Pursuit of Happiness
30 min
I Am Jack
30 min
Vanishing Act
30 min
The Innocent
30 min
The Innocent (2)
30 min
How I Met Your Father
30 min
Just Call Me Bob
30 min
Just Call Me Bob (2)
30 min
Letter from Wooleen
30 min
