Australian Story - Season 19 Episode 16
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.
First Air Date : 1996-05-29
Last Air date : 2025-05-26
Runtime : 57 minutes
Genre : Documentary, News
Cast : Leigh Sales
Crew :
Quality : 
Subtitles :
- Season 19 : Episode 12014-02-03
- Season 19 : Episode 22014-02-10
- Season 19 : Episode 32014-02-17
- Season 19 : Episode 42014-02-24
- Season 19 : Episode 52014-03-03
- Season 19 : Episode 62014-03-10
- Season 19 : Episode 72014-03-17
- Season 19 : Episode 82014-03-24
- Season 19 : Episode 92014-03-31
- Season 19 : Episode 102014-04-07
- Season 19 : Episode 112014-04-14
- Season 19 : Episode 122014-04-21
- Season 19 : Episode 132014-04-28
- Season 19 : Episode 142014-05-05
- Season 19 : Episode 152014-05-12
- Season 19 : Episode 162014-05-19
- Season 19 : Episode 172014-05-26
- Season 19 : Episode 182014-06-02
- Season 19 : Episode 192014-06-09
- Season 19 : Episode 202014-06-16
- Season 19 : Episode 212014-06-23
- Season 19 : Episode 222014-06-30
- Season 19 : Episode 232014-07-07
- Season 19 : Episode 242014-07-14
- Season 19 : Episode 252014-07-21
- Season 19 : Episode 262014-07-28
- Season 19 : Episode 272014-08-04
- Season 19 : Episode 282014-08-11
- Season 19 : Episode 292014-08-18
- Season 19 : Episode 302014-08-25
- Season 19 : Episode 312014-09-01
- Season 19 : Episode 322014-09-08
- Season 19 : Episode 332014-09-15
- Season 19 : Episode 342014-09-22
- Season 19 : Episode 352014-09-29
- Season 19 : Episode 362014-10-06
- Season 19 : Episode 372014-10-13
- Season 19 : Episode 382014-10-20
- Season 19 : Episode 392014-10-27
- Season 19 : Episode 402014-11-03
- Season 19 : Episode 412014-11-10
- Season 19 : Episode 422014-11-17
- Season 19 : Episode 432014-11-24
