Reg and John's Life Story

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In 1964, Reg and John were in their early 20s. He was hoping to qualify for the Australian team for the 1964 Olympics. Because of his injury, he ran out of time to qualify but thought there might still be a chance if he went to England. Got a job on a boat so he could work his way to England without having to pay. And he stayed with me. Have we managed to get by? Today, Reg andJohn are in their 80s. But in 1964, they were in theirEarly 20s. They were in their Early 20s. In 1964, I got injured. My right arm at the elbow was damaged; nobody seemed to know what it was

In 1964, one of the best javelin throwers in Australia traveled to England to see if he could qualify for the Olympics. But, because of an injury, he didn’t make the team - and he couldn’t afford a plane ticket home. So he came up with an idea while working a cargo job at Heathrow Airport: “I saw them shipping animals. And I thought, well, if the dogs can survive it, I could.”

Marcus and Julie McSorley’s book about Reg Spiers is Out of the Box: The Highs and Lows of a Champion Smuggler.

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