When promising butterfly swimmer Nick D'Arcy was selected for the 2008 Australian Olympic team, he was on top of the world. Touted as a future medal hope, his prospects had never looked brighter. But all that came undone in seconds, when he assaulted former swimmer, Simon Cowley in a bar later that night. Cowley's injuries were horrendous. With one blow, D'Arcy broke his nose, his jaw and his eye socket. Darcy's Olympic dream was over. Charged with recklessly inflicting grievous bodily harm - and pleading guilty - he has spent the last year living with the prospect of going to jail. Featuring exclusive interviews with D'Arcy and his family, Australian Story documents his attempts to curb his anger and a binge drinking problem and asks, can he race his way to redemption?
—Australian Story