BECCHARA Palmer was just an average schoolgirl until a sports scientist from the South Australian Institute noticed her long arms and told her she could represent her country.
Nine years later she was at the London Olympics with the Australian beach volleyball team.
“I had never even thought about playing volleyball or would have ever believed I could go to the Olympics before that day. I guess the sport picked me in a way, but I loved it and I haven’t looked back,” she said
