Over the course of her swimming career, despite recurrent illness and injury, Petria Thomas won 3 Olympic Gold Medals, 3 World Championships, 9 Commonwealth Games Gold Medals, 13 Australian Championships, and 3 Pan Pacific Gold Medals. 

Her tally of eight Olympic medals (three gold, four silver, one bronze) is the equal 2nd best ever for an Australian woman (equal with Dawn Fraser and Susie O'Neill, and one behind Leisel Jones' 9).

One of this country's greatest swimmers spoke to David Morrow about her life and career.