Episode #11
Gretta & Honor Morton | From Born Prematurely At Just 28 Weeks To Fighting Setbacks On A Shared Journey Of Success - The Noise From The Deaf World That The Hearing World Needs To Listen To
Gretta and Honor Morton are twins, who love running and both have dreams of competing internationally for GB. But there is more to their dreams. They are campaigning for equality on and off the track for deaf athletes, with Honor herself being a deaf athlete. The twins want to help bridge the deaf world and the hearing world together as they believe with the right approach and understanding, this is possible which is something they show through their joint reflections around Honor’s experience with being deaf. Having been born at 28 weeks they may not have been written on paper, onto a trajectory for such high success, but through this episode the twins demonstrate the power of mindset and support systems as they show whatthey have achieved together despite the different challenges they have faced. Honor was recently selected for her first GB vest at the European Youth Deaf Games in Germany next year, which the twins plan to vlog to shed light onto the deafathlete experience. In the episode they demonstrate how many additional challenges Honor has had to overcome as a deaf athlete, including the lack of funding and attention given to deaf athletes, with deafness not being a category at the Paralympic games, excluding deaf athletes from the world stage of Paralympic sport. Gretta talks about her experience in the world of sprinting, as a multiple times county champion, TSO, and U Perform athlete. She shares her own challenges with episodic non-diabetic Hypoglycaemia contributing to performance dips and plateaus as a result of puberty in girls, and her reflections around the deaf athlete experience from her point of view, as Honors twin. Gretta and Honor show exceptional maturity, and, as a testament to how they have navigated and reflected upon their experiences, they are able to bring wisdom beyond their years to this episode. The twins have an incredible bond which is evident in the way they talk and provides a heart-warming undertone to the whole episode. Lots to think about and learn from in this fantastic episode, which will leave you feeling nothing but inspired and motivated. About the Twins Gretta- (Furness Schools Champion 2017, 75m, Double Schools County Champion 2023, 100m and 200m, 3 times 100m County Champion: 2021, 2023 and 2025, Represented Cumbria 4 times in the100m, 200m (and the Relay) Ambassador for U Perform and TSO athlete as of 2025. Honor –Silver medallist Cumbria County Championships, 2025, Silver medallist Cumbria County championship 2km Steeplechase, 2025, Northern Inter County Schools 1500msteeplechase, 2025 3rd , 10km U18 Female course record, Hoad Hill Summer 10km 2025, Part of the 2026 GB Team for the European Deaf Youth Games. #deafathlete #femaleathlete #running #success