DAY 1541 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK Today I was lucky to be selected to carry the 🇬🇧.The symbol of my country.A country that has shown no support or acknowledgement to its athletes. We have shown strength, commitment, pride in the face of blatant discrimination It must stop

DAY 1540 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisa_nandy @TNLUK When you race with adjustments. A traffic light. Head down. Focused This is part of my campaign to have traffic light starts in all swim events in #GB This is a small request when there’s over 12 million deaf & hard hearing in the UK

DAY 1540 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisa_nandy @TNLUK Just 1 more day of racing here in #Tokyo. It’s been a difficult one competing against so many athletes who are funded by their countries. How they stand with such an equal stance The campaign goes on & my determination stronger #deaf

DAY 1538 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisa_nandy @TNLUK Into the semi-finals tonight (Tokyo time). You can tell we’re not supported otherwise these lot ⬆️ would be shouting our names & thanking all the players for playing the lottery Their #silence is so deafening #DeafSport #EqualityAct #deaf

DAY 1538 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisa_nandy @TNLUK First day of racing & I am incredibly proud of Charlotte 🥇Katy 🥉 today. The first medals for Deaflympics GB & a moment they will never forget. #Tokyo #Swimming #athlete #gold #bronze #inclusion #pool

DAY 1537 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisa_nandy @TNLUK So tomorrow the racing begins #race #future #deaf #inclusion #support #equality #deafsport #sport #pool #Swimmingpool #equality #deaflympics #Tokyo #2025 www.youtube.com/@TOKYO2025DE...

DAY 1536 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisa_nandy @TNLUK DAY 3 here in #Tokyo What a venue. Training in this pool. The pool of the #Olympic games. Still no support from the Government or National Lottery. I remember reading the posts of thanks to the players from athletes. How different it was

DAY 1535 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisa_nandy @TNLUK Our first chance to train today. This is the same pool used for the Olympic 2020 games. This place is huge. I’m still trying to understand the journey I’ve had to get here. A bit different to Olympic & Paralympic swimmers #DeafSport

DAY 1534 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisa_nandy @TNLUK Yesterday @GranadaReports covered our battle for fairness in the sporting world. One final push before I headed to #Tokyo. I just deserve what everyone else gets. I won’t stop I promise www.itv.com/news/granada...

DAY 1534 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK. After a long 14 hour flight we have arrived, accreditations done & now settling into our hotel. Time to eat & get some 😴 #welcometotheteam #deaflympics #DeafSport #swimmer #deaflympics2025 #Cochlear #inspiring #deafawareness #Tokyo #Japan

The Team🇬🇧 What a long journey this has been for me personally having been stopped from competing at 24th Deaflympics after training for 4 years (imagine that happening to an Olympic or Paralympic athlete). Attending #parliament. What a day that was. #bbc #itv #swim #athlete #sport #tokyo #japan

DAY 1533 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK It’s time to ✈️🇯🇵 #Tokyo #BA #fly #BSL #DeaflympicsGB #Swimming #DeafSwimmimg #DeafSport #travel #sport #athlete #inspire #dream #hope #HesthrowAirport #pathway #athlete #country #inclusion #equality #discrimination #ItsTime #team

DAY 1532 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK The journey begins🚊 #training #support #swim #itv #bbc #sport #athlete #swimming #achieve #offtolondon #trainjourney #gmb #GB #Deaflympics #deafsport #sportsjourney #inclusion

DAY 1531 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK Great to see 2 swimmers on BBC Breakfast this morning We are sharing the story of Deaflympics Together we are stronger We cannot be silenced The world is seeing your failure to support us www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr5L...

DAY 1530 #MyChallenge to the Govt Department for Culture, Media and Sport @Lisanandy The National Lottery Is it wrong that deaf athletes are about to compete on the world stage without the support, funding or even acknowledgment from those that champion Olympic & Paralympic athletes

DAY 1529 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK I competed last weekend.The last swimmer on the block. The last to leave the block. ‘Making do’ should never be an option but you see this is what your policy does. It forgets about athletes like me. Why should anyone else care if you don’t

DAY 1528 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK 7 days to go & I bet in those 7 days our Govt will keep their silence. They have given no funding, shown no respect & have lead an entire country to follow their lead in the discrimination of deaf athletes This is #GB This is reality

DAY 1527 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK Just 9 days until I ✈️ to #Tokyo to represent 🇬🇧 & still no support or funding, no mention of our selection or determination. YOU are funding this discrimination YOU are leading them #granadareports #swimengland #pool #race #gmb #itv #bbc

DAY 1526 #MyChallenge to the Govt to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK Thank you to everyone for your support & kind words. It’s not always easy sharing the struggles I’ve had throughout my life. It’s taken a long time to realise that I wasn’t the one that needed to change. One last fight to go💪

DAY 1525 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK 1525 days of campaigning (officially) & today Swim England shares my story & the fight to exist in the sporting world when you are deaf. In just 11 days I will start my journey to Japan to represent my country www.facebook.com/share/p/1GE2...

DAY 1524 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK Just think about this🤔 #Olympic #Paralympic Receive £600 million #Deaflympic Receive £0 What is the point of grassroots with nothing to aim for. A policy discriminating our existence You pave our path with isolation, silence, a WALL

Went to London again on Thursday to speak on #sportsagentspodcast with @GabbyLogan

When I started on this battle for fairness I was alone & under pressure to keep silent as my honesty was ‘infuriating’ National Governing Bodies That what I said wasn’t true To be told by a swimmer that they hope that they achieve far more than I have at my age was probably the lowest you can be

DAY 1523 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK I’m blocked on X but if you’re still in with them I did an interview on Thursday with @Gabbylogan #sportsagentspodcast

DAY 1522 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK Yesterday I travelled to London to meet @gabbylogan #sportsagentpodcast to share our fight to end the #discrimination of deaf athletes. With only 2 weeks to go until we head to Tokyo the reality of our position is harsher than ever #deaf

DAY 1521 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK #London bound #inclusionmatters #voice #athlete #rolemodel #DeafSport #sport #Swimmer

DAY 1521 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK Heading to London again today so another early start. Not long to go now until the team heads to Tokyo to represent a country who basically ignores our existence. Imagine if this happened to the Olympic or Paralympic team🤔 This is wrong

DAY 1520 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK & STILL you do nothing😞 THE WORLD IS WATCHING OUR COUNTRY FAIL ITS DEAF ATHLETES 🤔 #gmb #itv #bbc #granadareports #swimming #race #sport #swim #medal #lightstart #inclusionmatters #athlete #representationmatters #GB #deaf #gmb #pool

DAY 1519 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK A message so clear & yet deaf children have been discriminated & excluded forever. A government policy hiding their achievements, their ambitions & their existence. Why do they mean so little? How much longer will this be allowed to happen?

DAY 1518 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK I am just simply trying to right a wrong. No awards. No acknowledgment. No remorse. No apology can ever replace the trauma that discrimination causes but action may just prevent others from going through the same We fight on

DAY 1517 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK Before I start the hour long journey home after training I just wanted to thank you all for not giving up & supporting my campaign. I can’t answer all the messages but I do read them. I never thought my journey would take this path🤔

DAY 1516 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK If you’re not aware, in just a few weeks DeaflympicsGB team will be flying to Tokyo to compete in 25th Deaflympics. Yes, the 25th games. How has this event been hidden by our Government for all these years? #BBC #ITV #Deaf #Inclusion

DAY 1515 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK In a couple of weeks I head to Tokyo to compete in 25th Deaflympics I have campaigned for over 4 years to stand equally alongside athletes from around the world but they have failed me www.facebook.com/share/v/1CTz...

DAY 1514 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK. 4 years “We can’t” “We can only support Olympic & Paralympic athletes” “You’re not in our remit” “We follow the government” “National Governing Bodies are becoming frustrated with you” “What you’re saying isn’t true” Glad I didn’t give up

DAY 1512 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK A promise made & on DAY 1512 we see #CarolineDinenangeMP put a question to #LisaNandyMP Agreeing to meet us & finally get this sorted. An acknowledgment also of my campaign & my existence. She hears me www.facebook.com/share/v/1CTz...

DAY 1511 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK It was a true honour to represent the #deaf community & myself as a Deaflympian taking part in the State of Play Inquiry on Elite Deaf Athletes & Deaflympics. 1510 DAYS it took to get there & a fight I should never have had to fight.

An incredible day on DAY 1510 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...

Palace of Westminster where history echoes through every stone. Grateful for the chance to walk in a place that has witnessed centuries of change, debate & democracy #DeafSport #Westminster #History #LondonMoments #UKParliament #Heritage #Architecture #DayInLondon #MyChallenge #MyStory #MyFuture

DAY 1510 #MyChallenge to the Government @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK TODAYS THE DAY

Today is an important day. I will be sitting infront of the Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee, alongside my teammate Henry & Chris CEO @UKDS Together, we are taking a stand to right a wrong, to speak up for a community that has been too often overlooked in sport, policy, and representation

On my way 🚆 committees.parliament.uk/event/24887/...

DAY 1509 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK Please have a read www.linkedin.com/pulse/deaf-p...

Good luck Nathan, so many people support you, this government should hang their heads in shame 💙

Go on, Nathan 👏 I'll be listening x

Well done Nathan you’ve thought so hard for this,you’re amazing you’ve been the voice for everyone so pleased you have this opportunity.👏🏼

DAY 1508 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK Train tickets booked ☑️ Hotel booked☑️ Ready ☑️ 1508 days but in reality so many more😞 Who’d have thought I’d be ignored for so long. #Silenced because a policy dictates it so. #GMB #BBC #ITV #Deaf committees.parliament.uk/event/24887/...

DAY 1507 #MyChallege to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK Too many days it’s taken for me to reach this point but in just a couple more I will be heading to Palace of Westminster I can’t wait Here’s everything you need to know #DeafSport #Sport #athlete committees.parliament.uk/event/24887/...

DAY 1506 #MyChallenge to the Govt @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK #MentalHealthAwarenessDay I think we all know my opinions of how important sport is and the positive impact it has #bbc #itv #gmb #sport #inclusion #equality #swimming #fairness #pool

@reecedinsdale.bsky.social you are the one who gave me the platform to do this & for that I am grateful. It’s been a long & hard journey & I will never pretend it wasn’t but you have helped more than you know. Thank you to everyone for standing with me on this fight