He has quoted, "You have to have goals and you have things you want to achieve." But now his success today is a far distance from the day he took part of sport.

Kieren Perkins was born in Brisbane in 1973. Kieren and his brother are both athletic stars. Their parents have encouraged them to participate in sport.

He had said, "Dad had a policy. We had to do a sport, my brother and I, it didn't matter what it was but we had to do a sport and they would support is in th

During these early years, swimming was fun but schoolwork at Brisbane Boys College took up most of his time. "Right throughout my childhood, I was always recognised that schooling was very important and swimming wouldn't last foreverKso I worked extremely hard at school. Then at fifteen years of age, Kieren began winning some races.

After he tried soccer, football and swimming, Kieren decided that the water suited him best. But swimming became more than just a part-time when at the age of nine, he fell through a plate door and severed his calf-muscle.

He didn't know at that time, but that accident was a big affect on the rest of his life. All the doctors he had seen suggested swimming as a way of strengthening his leg.

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