The Paralympic Games action in Rio kicks-off on September 7th and runs until September 18th. This year’s ticket sales set a new record, with 133,000 tickets being sold last Tuesday, August 23, while 145,000 tickets were sold Wednesday, August 24th. Both numbers crushed the record for the most tickets sold in one day, which was previously 123,000 tickets.
Some of the stars set to be in the medal mix hail from Australia, including Blake Cochrane, Emily Beecroft and Monique Murphy. But the swimmers apparently have a wide range of talents outside the pool as well. In this vignette, squad members throw out their vote for which teammate is ‘most likely to write a romance novel.’
Who leads the votes? Watch the video to find out and stay turned for more “Rio Class of 2016” videos from the Australian Paralympic contingency. Below is the entire roster.
| First Name | Last Name | Club | State |
| Joshua | Alford | Tuggeranong Vikings | NSW |
| Michael | Anderson | USC Spartans | QLD |
| Jesse | Aungles | Marion | SA |
| Emily | Beecroft | Traralgon | VIC |
| Liam | Bekic | Norwood | SA |
| Blake | Cochrane | USC Spartans | QLD |
| Ellie | Cole | Castle Hill | NSW |
| Rowan | Crothers | Yeronga Park | QLD |
| Timothy | Disken | PLC Aquatic | VIC |
| Maddison | Elliott | Newcastle University | NSW |
| Daniel | Fox | Chandler | QLD |
| Brenden | Hall | Lawton | QLD |
| Guy | Harrison-Murray | USC Spartans | QLD |
| Timothy | Hodge | The Hills | NSW |
| Tanya | Huebner | Melbourne Vicentre | VIC |
| Braedan | Jason | USC Spartans | QLD |
| Jenna | Jones | Springwood | NSW |
| Ahmed | Kelly | Melbourne Vicentre | VIC |
| Paige | Leonhardt | Wingham | NSW |
| Matthew | Levy | Cranbrook Eastern Edge | NSW |
| Jeremy | McClure | Canning Lightning | WA |
| Ashleigh | McConnell | Melbourne Vicentre | VIC |
| Monique | Murphy | Melbourne Vicentre | VIC |
| Lakeisha | Patterson | Yeronga Park | QLD |
| Rick | Pendleton | USC Spartans | QLD |
| Logan | Powell | USC Spartans | QLD |
| Sean | Russo | MLC Marlins | NSW |
| Madeleine | Scott | Canberra | NSW |
| Jacob | Templeton | USC Spartans | QLD |
| Tiffany | Thomas Kane | Ravenswood | NSW |
| Prue | Watt | Cranbrook Eastern Edge | NSW |
| Team Leader | |||
| Adam | Pine | ||
| Head Coach | |||
| Brendan | Keogh | ||
| Coaches | |||
| Angelo | Basalo | Cranbrook Eastern Edge | NSW |
| Jan | Cameron | USC Spartans | QLD |
| Harley | Connolly | Lawnton | QLD |
| Nathan | Doyle | Castle Hill | NSW |
| Lachlan | Falvey | Ravenswood | NSW |
| Rick | Van Der Zant | Yeronga Park | QLD |
| Yuriy | Vdovychenko | National Training Centre | ACT |
