Kieran Perkins’ Olympic gold is the stuff of legends, but for the other Aussie that day, Daniel Kowalski, it started his spiral into depression.
Already an Olympic champion, Perkins’ victory was one for the underdogs as he broke the 15-minute mark. The man with the easy smile stunned everyone.But for the other Aussie that night, Daniel Kowalski, it was the day that started his spiral into depression.for a new series.
“The period after the 1996 Olympics was a really difficult time because I knew my opportunity had passed.“I left Melbourne and moved to the AIS in Canberra which is really when a lot of the demons started to kick in. “I was very good at putting on a front and a facade that everything was going great and I think that’s one of the scary things about mental health is that people can disguise it. I did a very good job of it.”Ian Thorpe and Daniel Kowalski on pool deck at the 2015 Australian Swimming Championships at Homebush Aquatic Center.Yet, later in life he would have to deal with the trauma of having his sexual preference used against him.
“I started receiving calls from a number of publications saying that they were going to ‘out’ me,” Kowalski said.
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