Last Thursday, 28 March, the house captains accompanied by Abbey and Ms Meg had the opportunity to attend the Women in Sport Breakfast with guest speaker and Olympic Gold medalist Noemie Fox. This was held at GMHBA stadium, with the goal of promoting women in sport among influential people in the Geelong community who are having an impact on promoting and increasing numbers of women in sport. A video was shown about the recent development at GMHBA stadium for the Cats AFLW side showcasing the new rooms, bathrooms, and parents room, all aimed at making the Women’s team feel like equals and like the stadium and the rooms is also suited to their needs.
However, the highlight of the morning was listening to Noemie Fox speak about her journey to the Olympics and the gold medal race. She spoke about her triumphs but also her challenges with losing events, missing out on selections and being the younger sister to a very impressive and elite athlete, Jess Fox, who also won two gold medals at the Paris Olympics. Noemie spoke about empowering women in her sport of Canoe Slalom and Kayak Cross, and every day there are more young girls signing up to participate. A replay of her gold medal winning run was shown, there wasn’t a dry eye in the room! Noemie’s talk inspired all of us, to keep striving for our goals, keep putting in the hard work no matter the challenges, and take every opportunity we can. Finally, at the end of the breakfast we had the chance to meet Noemie and hold her Olympic gold medal, which was an incredible experience to be a part of as she was a lovely and motivational person to talk to. All of us were able to take something away from the breakfast to further improve our leadership skills at Clonard!
Clonard House Captains
