I'm Angelica Ojinnaka-Psillakis. I'm a public health and social researcher, a young carer, a youth leader, a second-generation migrant and a proud Igbo woman.   

I’m 26 years old and until last summer, I couldn’t swim.  

This three-part podcast follows my journey learning how to swim over one scorching summer in Western Sydney. I’ve lived in Blacktown City for almost all my life. It's starting to feel like each summer is hotter than the last.

Dive in with me and you'll hear from my community, and others like it, where not being able to swim is actually pretty common. Australia likes to believe we’re a nation of swimmers. We live mostly near the coast, and our sandy beaches and sparkling waves are world famous. But the reality is, many of us don’t have easy access to a beach or a swimming pool. And even if we do, we don’t always feel safe or welcome in these places.  

Dive in with me. Sink or Swim launches September 19.

Sink or Swim is produced by Impact Studios at the University of Technology Sydney, in partnership with The Paul Ramsay Foundation.