IT'S not just the gold medals and the national records that has Olivia Trask talking about the Australian Transplant Games.
Spending time with others who have received organ transplants has inspired Olivia, 34, of Cleveland, to spread the word and encourage people to make that ultimate generous contribution.
"You go to the games and you win a few unexpected medals, but it's the atmosphere that makes you feel the best," she said.
"The highlight is seeing what people who have had a transplant can do."
Olivia said that while becoming an organ donor now involved marking this on your driving licence and registering your intent, the most important part of the process was letting your family know that donation was your final wish.
"In the end, it is always up to the families," she said.
At the latest games, Olivia competed in the 100m, 200m and 400m sprints, 100m and 400m relays, long jump and ball throw, gaining six gold medals and five national records.
It was her second Australian games, having competed in Perth in 2008.
Olivia received a kidney transplant from her mother in 2006, after living with failing kidneys since the age of five.
"Before 2006, I used to sleep 18 hours a day; now I play two games of touch football a week, play soccer, run my own business, am doing a second degree in teaching and have a three- and a five-year-old," she said.
