Susan Jean Maroney was born on 15 November 1974 and is an Australian former marathon swimmer.
20 Facts About Susie Maroney
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Susie Maroney was born with cerebral palsy, which she kept secret until 2007, when she and her mother Pauline revealed it on the TV talk show Enough Rope.
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Susie Maroney is the daughter of Norm Maroney, former Assistant Commissioner of New South Wales Police.
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Susie Maroney had a twin brother Sean, a triathlete, who died in 2002 after falling from a balcony in Honolulu.
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Susie Maroney's brother Michael is a former police officer and a junior triathlon champion.
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Susie Maroney was an unsuccessful Labor Party candidate in Holsworthy at the 2023 New South Wales state election.
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Susie Maroney was four years old when she started swimming, and by the time she was seven years old she was competing in swimming carnivals.
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Susie Maroney was recognised as a long-distance swimmer in 1989 when she achieved third place in the Australian Marathon Swimming Championship for Women, aged 14.
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In 1999, Susie Maroney was admitted to hospital after having a severe asthma attack following a 675-lap swim for charity.
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Susie Maroney later admitted she had had a mental breakdown at that time, and was treated for exhaustion.
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Susie Maroney retired from swimming on 23 February 2003, officially ending her career by swimming from the Sydney Opera House to Manly.
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In 1989,1990 and 1991, Susie Maroney was awarded the Advance Australia Award.
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Susie Maroney received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the New South Wales Government in 1997; the same year she was inducted into the International Hall of Fame for her accomplishments.
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In 2005 Susie Maroney was inducted to the International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame as an Honor Swimmer.
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In 2020 Susie Maroney was inducted to the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame, as an Honoree.
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In 2019, Susie Maroney competed in the sixth season of Australian Survivor.
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Susie Maroney was eliminated on Day 7 and finished in 22nd place.
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The baby's father, Susie Maroney's estranged husband Robert Daniels, engaged a solicitor to legally challenge her name because she did not give the baby his surname.
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Susie Maroney later married Darren May, a furniture maker, and gave birth to a daughter in 2010.
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On 22 February 2016, it was revealed in New Idea magazine that Susie Maroney had been diagnosed with melanoma.