2019-05-01+The+Australian+Womens+Weekly

MAY 2019 |TheAustralianWomen’sWeekly 9

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henyouwalkintoJohanna

Griggs’homeonSydney’s

NorthernBeaches,onefeature

is glaringlyabsent.The

HouseRulesandBetterHomes

andGardenshostwasthefirstfemaleAustralian

swimmertobreakthe30-secondbarrierforthe

50-metrebackstroke.Butyouwon’tfinda single

pieceof memorabiliaof thesportwhichshother

tostardomasa 14yearoldbeforespring-boarding

a successfulmediacareerthathaslastedover

26 yearsandcounting.

“Allthestuffin ourhouseis aboutourfamily

unitandthememoriesthatwe’vemadetogether,”

explainsJohannaofherdecisiontoleavethe

trophiesgatheringdustin thegarage.

“Infact,myboys[JesseJames,24,and

JoeBuster,23]werequiteoldbefore

theyrealisedI’devenhada

background as a swimmer→

Froma ruthless

sacking,toa high-

profiledivorce,

toheartbreakafter

an18-monthIVF

battle,Johanna

GriggstellsTiffany

Dunkhowher

lowestpointshave

inevitablyledto

herbiggestand

brightest triumphs.

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