Episode #123 - Swimming Through Hashimoto’s Disease with Paige Madden

While dominating in the pool as a 3-time Olympic medalist, Paige Madden has also been quietly fighting a different kind of battle— at age 13, she was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease, an autoimmune disorder that affects the thyroid. Behind the scenes of her athletic success, she has faced extreme fatigue, emotional lows, and the mental strain of managing a condition that can be as unpredictable as it is exhausting. Paige opens up about the hidden toll Hashimoto’s has taken—on her body, her mindset, and her identity as an athlete. She shares her lowest moments, what it took to keep pushing forward, and how learning to embrace vulnerability became one of her greatest strengths. Her story is a powerful reminder that even at the highest levels of sport, athletes are not immune to struggle—and no one has to face it alone. “It'll pull you back if you let it pull you back.”-PaigeMadden

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Episode #123 - Swimming Through Hashimoto’s Disease with Paige Madden is an episode from Voice In Sport by Stefanie Strack.

This episode is 27:17 long.

This episode was published on May 22, 2025.

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