PORT Stephens' Paralympic hero Taylor Corry has returned home from London with two extra travelling companions, after a momentous couple of weeks saw the 17-year-old swimmer from Nelson Bay take out silver medals in the 200-metre freestyle and 100-metre backstroke.
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Competing in the S14 category for athletes with an intellectual disability, Corry proved herself as one of the best in the world in her class, drawing on two years of impressive times to get her best result yet.
Last week, back at Nelson Bay Aquatic Centre where she trains, while friends and admirers were keen to get a look at her medals, Corry was still struggling to come to terms with her ascent to the top of her sport.
"It felt, like, madness," she said.
"I am very proud of myself. I had tears of joy when I finished ... I was shaking when I was on the platform."
She said the most emotional moment of the Games was returning to Australia and the crowd that greeted her and the other athletes at the airport.
"I saw mum, and when I saw her I just lost it, I absolutely lost it. I think she did too," she said.
And while the achievements of the past month are enough for most lifetimes, the young athlete already has plans to be at Rio in four years for the next Paralympics.
