24/07/2026
Fantastic article -Well done!
Stoked to have Scott and Tracy both still connected to NDHS as regular relief teachers.
The WA State Junior Surfing titles kicked off today at Bowes. A fitting spot to have kids from the South West and Midwest competing in Cammo's front yard!
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Scott Cameron was an active 54-year-old when his life changed in an instant.
While out for his regular morning jog, the former Australian baseball pitcher suffered a stroke.
For a decade, Scott had represented Australia on the international stage, including the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
He was the inaugural captain of the Perth Heat and threw the team's first pitch.
After his baseball career, Scott founded an elite surf academy in Margaret River, helping develop two professional surfers. He later spent 25 years teaching in Margaret River while raising his family.
Married to Tracy for 40 years, Scott says her support has been unwavering throughout his recovery.
“Tracy has been by my side ever since I had the stroke,” Scott said.
“I have no function in my left arm at all, and I have a very weak left leg.
"I lost a third of the right side of my brain.”
For someone who had built his life around sport and movement, the adjustment has been enormous. But the ocean has given him something to keep going.
“It’s been so hard because I was so active before, I can’t jog anymore, but I find my happy place in the ocean. It gives me my mental health.”
Now 64, Scott swims in the sea every day.
Swimming keeps his right arm, the only arm he can fully rely on, strong.
“My right arm is my independence, it allows me to drive, to eat, allows me to dress myself and by swimming one arm freestyle, I maintain the strength in that arm," he said.
"Most people in my vintage who have played as much sport as I have and pitched baseball usually have shoulder problems, but fortunately mine has stayed strong through the swimming.”
The daily ritual also helps quiet an active mind, making it easier to sleep at night.
“I often picture the ocean when I’m trying to sleep. I see the fish swimming around below, the movement of the seaweed. Mentally it’s everything to me.
"The sea keeps me positive about my injury, and it helps me to keep going.”
In the water, Scott says his body feels closer to the way it once did.
“The swell and the tides can just push me around because I don’t have the control that I used to have. It’s good to be at the whim of the ocean.”
Today, Scott lives in Horrocks and was recently inducted into the Baseball WA Hall of Fame.
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