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EPISODE · Apr 29, 2026 · 1H 13M

Heather McKay - Squashing the Competition

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Once upon a time, there was a girl from a little town on the edge of Canberra called Queanbeyan. Her name was Heather, and she was great at sport. One day, Heather went to the big city and found a new sport and immediately became the best in the world, and went 19 years without loosing a match. She then started another sport, and another sport, and became the best at those too. But to this day, most people don't. even know about her achievements.. The end...Until today. When we relive the live and achievements of arguably the greatest athlete to ever live - Heather McKay. Heather was a champion squash, racquetball and veteran tennis player, and even represented Australia in field hockey. But if you look up who the greatest or most dominant athletes are, Heather is forgotten.So hit the court, smoke a pack of ciggies, and prepare to have your mind blown as we tell you why everyone is wrong and were right as we rank the story of sports most dominant player on our journey to find the wildest story from the world of sport.Sources:https://www.sportageous.co/australia-greatest-female-athlete-heather-mckay/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_McKayhttps://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/heather-mckay/https://www.psasquashtour.com/news/heather-mckay-inducted-psa-hall-fame/https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/sport/2024/06/01/why-heather-mckay-might-be-australias-all-time-greatest-athletehttps://www.psasquashtour.com/featured-news/psa50-heather-mckay-an-incredible-career/https://blog.controlthet.com/blog/heather-mckay-squash-legend#:~:text=However%2C%20it%20was%20the%20second,would%20ever%20beat%20her%20again.https://www.portrait.gov.au/people/heather-mckay-1941https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tz5CUf9OsQhttps://www.districtbulletin.com.au/heather-mckay-queanbeyan-country-girl/#:~:text=Canada%20beckoned%20and%20McKay%20went,and%20a%20larger%2C%20bouncier%20ball.https://www.psasquashtour.com/news/555-fact-or-fiction/https://racquetballcanada.ca/heather-mckay-hall-of-fame/Presenters:James WhybrowBen WhybrowCarlin SheavesMusic and Cover art:Zoe Behrendt

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