Hallee was born with a more severe form of spina bifida, which left her with numbness in her lower limbs. Her parents learned soon after her birth that she Halee would never walk. But they didn’t want to put up with it, so they started rehab with Hallee.
“Although it is obvious at first glance that Hallee’s congenital disease affects her brain, has poorer coordination and a lot of muscles and nerves are damaged, Hallee is such a fighter that she just goes through it all,” the mother of 7News told 7News. Hallee, Christine McCoombes.
No one around her was surprised when Hallee took part in the Queensland School Triathlon Championships this year. Swimming, in particular, is a very demanding discipline for her, as she does not know how to kick with her feet. So if she gets tired, she has to swim on her back.
Although few believed it, he successfully completed the difficult race despite all the obstacles. “She was so exhausted that she got into a wheelchair right after the race and although she could barely speak, she had a smile on her face,” says her mother.
It wasn’t Hallee’s first sporting success. In track and field she holds six Australian records in the 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1500 meters and in the long jump.
It is no coincidence that all of her teachers and elementary school friends are eager to cheer her on at the 2028 Paralympics. But since there will be no athletic discipline she can participate in at her level, she is already focused on triathlon. and now also for tennis.
Hallee is therefore still determined to challenge her fate and hopes to be an inspiration for other children not only with disabilities.
