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UNCOVERED: Deadly little dolphins program looks to find australia s next first nations olympic or paralympic swimming champion | History Defined

The Deadly Little Dolphins program is looking to find Australia's next First Nations Olympic or Paralympic champion in the pool. (Getty Images: Brooke Mitchell)

Waibene is the place from where Australia's first Indigenous Olympic or Paralympic swimming champion could emerge.

English speakers call it Thursday Island. Swimming Australia hopes a pilot program being trialled there will deliver a First Nations champion at the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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