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6.18pmHow Snapchat helped ignite Lani Pallister’s careerBy Glasgow: It was Snapchat that unlocked an athlete who is now poised to become Australia’s greatest female distance swimmer.Lani Pallister was relaxing in bed on a lazy Sunday in February, scrolling through her phone. It was about six months on from a deeply disappointing 2024 Paris Olympics.
- ▪6.18pmHow Snapchat helped ignite Lani Pallister’s careerBy Glasgow: It was Snapchat that unlocked an athlete who is now poised to become Australia’s greatest female distance swimmer.Lani Pallister was relaxing in bed on a lazy Sunday in Feb
- ▪It was about six months on from a deeply disappointing 2024 Paris Olympics.
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6.18pmHow Snapchat helped ignite Lani Pallister’s careerBy Glasgow: It was Snapchat that unlocked an athlete who is now poised to become Australia’s greatest female distance swimmer.Lani Pallister was relaxing in bed on a lazy Sunday in February, scrolling through her phone. It was about six months on from a deeply disappointing 2024 Paris Olympics. Pallister had contracted COVID-19, finished a distant sixth in the 800m freestyle and withdrawn from the 1500m freestyle.Lani Pallister trains in Glasgow.Getty ImagesNine News can reveal the team of designers chosen to bring the Brisbane 2032 National Aquatic Centre to life, offering an exclusive first look at the locked-in plans for the major venue.ShareShow more
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