Born with cerebral palsy, Priya began swimming at a young age for therapy and later realised her potential as a competitor. It was not until 1991 whilst competing at a school carnival Priya was approached to represent her state. Priya competed for the first time in the National Wheelchair Games winning a staggering 9 gold medals.
With the hours of long, hard training Priya went from success to success, winning 3 gold and 2 silver medals, and breaking two world records and 3 Paralympic records at the Barcelona Paralympic Games in 1992. This was her first international competition. Priya won the most medals of any Australian athlete at the Games, and was therefore given the honour of carrying the Australian flag at the closing ceremony. On arriving back in Australia she was honoured with an Order of Australia Medal for her service to sport, and became an Australia Day Ambassador.
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