Australian Story Season 19 Episode 16 All the Right Moves: Kieren Perkins , Part 1 2014
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.
- Released: 2014-05-19
- Runtime: 30 minutes
- Genre: Documentary, News
- Stars: Leigh Sales
- Director:
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1. The Other Side 2014-02-03
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2. The Back of His Mind 2014-02-10
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3. No Half Measures 2014-02-17
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4. Call Me Cate 2014-02-24
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5. His Driving Force 2014-03-03
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6. An Unnatural History 2014-03-10
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7. The House of Tara 2014-03-17
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8. Out of the Box 2014-03-24
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9. Set in Stone 2014-03-31
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12. A Man Called Boy 2014-04-21
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13. A Very Good Rascal 2014-04-28
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14. The Edge of the Mountain 2014-05-05
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15. In Tracy's Corner 2014-05-12
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18. Out of the Kitchen 2014-06-02
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19. The Last Commando , Part 1 2014-06-09
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20. The Last Commando , Part 2 2014-06-16
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21. Driving Miss Davis 2014-06-23
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22. Forget Me Not 2014-06-30
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23. Talk of the Town 2014-07-07
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24. The Game Changer 2014-07-14
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25. Leaps and Bounds 2014-07-21
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26. Divide and Conquer 2014-07-28
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27. Lock Me Away 2014-08-04
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28. Searching for C11 2014-08-11
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29. Searching for C11 (2) 2014-08-18
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30. Before the Storm 2014-08-25
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31. Out of the Shoebox 2014-09-01
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32. Getting the Hang of It 2014-09-08
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33. The Past Is a Foreign Country 2014-09-15
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34. The Past Is a Foreign Country (2) 2014-09-22
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35. The Pursuit of Happiness 2014-09-29
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36. I Am Jack 2014-10-06
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37. Vanishing Act 2014-10-13
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38. The Innocent 2014-10-20
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39. The Innocent (2) 2014-10-27
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40. How I Met Your Father 2014-11-03
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41. Just Call Me Bob 2014-11-10
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42. Just Call Me Bob (2) 2014-11-17
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43. Letter from Wooleen 2014-11-24
