Name: Tamara Leigh Nowitzki
Date of Birth: 22nd of May 1976
Place of Birth: Brisbane
Swimming Club: Ferny Hills Swimming Club
Coach: Brendan Keogh
Disability:
Cerebral Palsy
Dopa-Responsive Dystonia
Depression
Anxiety
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Squad Membership
- Sydney 2000 Paralympic Training Squad 1997-2000
- Telstra Dolphins (Swimmers with a Disability)
- Queensland Academy of Sport (Athletes with a Disability)
- Sporting Wheelies Junior Development Squad
Major Events: 100m Breaststroke, 100m Freestyle, 50m Freestyle
Status: Retired
About Me
- Darren Hayes from Savage Garden went to the gym where I did my training for the Paralympics
- I have climbed Mt Warning
- I enjoy skydiving
- My favourite foods are chocolate, condensed milk, Bonoffee Pie, Italian and Chinese
- I featured on a cinema ad for Australian Catholic University and on a billboard for Queenslander’s Credit Union
- I love wild rides
- My favourite movie is The Shawshank Redemption
- I could never swim butterfly
- I would love to visit Canada and Alaska
- My family and friends play a very important part in my life
Having Cerebral Palsy, Dopa-Responsive Dystonia and a mental illness has made it difficult for me to
- Use public transport
- Stay up late (as I tire very easily)
- Cut up my own food
- Open cans, jars and cartons
- Manipulate clips, buttons and zippers
- Lift anything out of the oven and off the stove
- Keep up with the handwriting speed of my peers
- Speak (when the dystonia is at its worst)
- Move easily
- Walk distances
- Negotiate uneven ground
- Balance
- Lockup and leave my house
- Live independently
Academic Achievements:
- Level 7 Trinity College (Speech and Drama) 1993
- Level 7 Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB) Speech in Action 1993
- Year 12 Ferny Grove State Hight School 1993
- Bachelor of Arts (Australian Studies and Literature) Australian Catholic University 1997
- Volunteer Tutoring Course for adults with low literacy levels 2002
- Certificate III Business Administration Traineeship 2003