272: Scott Miller (Part B)
6/24/202639 min
This is one of the most extraordinary comeback stories ever told on The Howie Games.
Olympic silver medallist Scott Miller opens up like never before, taking us from the heights of standing on the podium for Australia in Atlanta to the depths of addiction, prison and a life he says was spiralling towards death.
In a confronting and deeply honest conversation, Scott reveals the surreal moment armed police arrested him with a gun pointed at his head, and why, despite everything, his overwhelming emotion was relief.
He reflects on the silver medal that took 25 years to truly appreciate, the pressure and perfectionism that defined his swimming career, and why he couldn’t even watch the Olympics for decades after retiring.
He also shares the unseen challenges of rebuilding after three years in jail. It’s a raw, emotional and ultimately hopeful conversation about redemption, perspective and finding purpose after losing everything.
Scott is an ambassador for ADA Australia, who are leaders in workplace mental health training and drugs and alcohol awareness training programs.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 1· Soundbite0:00
[upbeat music] A listener production.
Mark Howard· Host0:04
[gentle music] You are listening to episode 272 of The Howie Games Part B featuring Scott Miller. Do not forget to watch Scott's doco on the ABC, Deep End: The Scott Miller Story. You can watch episode one on ABC iview. Episode two airs this Monday, June 29. On we go. Um, divvy your questions to ask.
Scott Miller· Guest0:27
Yeah.
Mark Howard· Host0:27
How are we going here? Are you all right?
Scott Miller· Guest0:29
We're going all right.
Mark Howard· Host0:29
We going okay?
Scott Miller· Guest0:29
Yeah. Yeah.
Mark Howard· Host0:30
There's, there's ... I think the great thing about this is there's a lot of light. There's a lot of sunshine at the end of your story.
Scott Miller· Guest0:36
Yeah.
Mark Howard· Host0:36
But I, I guess we're in a pretty dark patch at the moment.
Scott Miller· Guest0:38
It was a dark patch. It's, it was a dark story. Yeah.
Mark Howard· Host0:40
So how does it ... [sighs] You know, you're, you're, you're in and out of court a couple of times.
Scott Miller· Guest0:46
Yeah.
Mark Howard· Host0:46
But what, what was the ... Yeah, what was the plan for the deal that ended you in prison?
Scott Miller· Guest0:55
What was the plan? The plan was, uh, it was a 15 grand earn for me to drop the package to- What was the package? The package had candles in it, yeah.
Mark Howard· Host1:04
What, what- Candles with methamphetamine- Right ...
Scott Miller· Guest1:06
inside the candles, yeah.
Speaker 1· Soundbite1:07
A disgraced Olympic swimmer now accused of being a drug mastermind. Scott Miller was arrested at his Sydney home this morning. A few weeks ago, police seized four kilograms of ice with a street value of $2 million hidden inside candles.
Speaker 4· Soundbite1:25
For all intents and purposes, they looked like normal candles, but we know that they weren't.