Media

Blogs – Kate Swain has written blog posts. Contributor to Disabled Wintersport Australia, Snows Best, Get About able.

April 2022 – photo featured on snowsbest.com post Vail Resorts launch Epic Australia Adaptive Pass for 2022

April 2022 – photo featured on Mountain Watch post Vail Resorts Launches Epic Australia Pass in Partnership with Disabled Wintersport Australia

September 2019 – New equipment fun at Falls! Disabled Wintersport Australia

Kate & Falls Creek Instructor Duane about to ski down Drovers PHOTO: skier

February 2019 – Snorkel in Japow Disabled Wintersport Australia

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Kate and Myoko Snowsports Instructor Charlie Evans PHOTO: David Churchill

February 2018 – Whistler Explored Disabled Wintersport Australia

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PHOTO Sam Colby

August 2017 – The Slot Disabled Wintersport Australia

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PHOTO David Franjic

February 2017 – Sit ski as submarine Disabled Wintersport Australia

January 2017 – 10 things sit skiing taught me about life Snows Best

September 2016 – Tutus and turns Disabled Wintersport Australia

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Charlie, Michael & Kate PHOTO: Maddy Johnston

February 2016 – Japan, pow pow, turns and more…Kate Swain in Myoko Disabled Wintersport Australia.

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Charlie & Kate PHOTO: David Churchill, Myoko Snowsports

January 2015 – Skiing in Japan with Kate Swain Disabled Wintersport Australia

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Nikki & Kate PHOTO: Tim Barnsley, Myoko Snowsports

August 2019 – Heli & Hotham Disabled Wintersport Australia

Radio star

November 2017 – I was invited on ABC morning radio (New England North West) with Kelly Fuller to discuss accessibility in the region.

Newspaper

January 2017 – I shared my story,  Tamworth car crash survivor Kate Swain says think before you get behind the wheel, before it’s too late, with The Northern Daily Leader.

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PHOTO Peter Hardin

March 2018 – I was interviewed by The Northern Daily Leader as part of the Wheelchair Sports come and try day

TV News blogs

October 2018 – I was interviewed by Alex Bruce-Smith from Ten Daily on a campaign Calls For Bondi To Be More Accessible.

November 2018 – I was interviewed by Samuel Hussey from Yahoo!7 on a campaign Disabled Women petitioning for major change to iconic Sydney beach.

TV & Video

February 2016 – I was skiing on the Japanese news!

February 2018 – I feature in a short video for Disabled Wintersport Australia filmed by David Franjic. I can be seen skiing at Falls Creek with my instructor Charlie Evans and heard in some of the voiceover.

“Independence is a goal of mine and I’d love to be able to get towards independence.

It’s amazing to be able to say this is what my goal is, smash that goal and at the end of the day being like look what I achieved.”

March 2018 – I featured and was interviewed in a Prime7 news story covering a Wheelchair Sports come and try day in Tamworth.

“It also shows what we are able to do. That we don’t just wheel around, you don’t have to feel sorry for us, we can do quiet a lot and have a lot of fun and play a lot of fun sports”

August 2019 – I feature in a short video for Disabled Wintersport Australia. I can be seen and heard sharing my story.

Social Media

Falls Creek – photo was taken on Friday 19 August 2022 and shared on Falls Creek Instagram and Facebook.

Falls Creek – photo featured in emails from Vail Resorts and on Falls Creek Facebook and Instagram (including stories) advertising the 2022 and again the 2023 Epic Australia Adaptive Pass in 2021 and 2022. 


Miss Snow It All (Instagram) – Have SIT SKI and SNORKEL (literally), will travel. 248 likes

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Disabled Wintersport Australia (Instagram) – Multiple photos have been shared of me and I took a photo when fundraising in Sydney with other volunteers.