Leisel Jones
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Leisel Jones
Leisel Marie Jones, OAMis an Australian former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medallist. A participant in the 2000 Summer Olympics – at just 15 years old – and 2004 Summer Olympics, she was part of gold-medal-winning Australian team in the women's 4×100-metre medley relay at the Athens Games in 2004 and a gold medalist for 100-meter breaststroke in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing...
ProfessionSwimmer
Date of Birth30 August 1985
athens both changed learning life meet pressure since
Life has changed dramatically for me since the 2004 Athens Olympics. With every meet I'm learning more. I have no real pressure on me since I have both breaststroke (100m/200m) world records.
alight cheering great
They're cheering so loud. It's responsible for a lot of the great performances out there. It's alight out there, it's a real buzz.
course distance good longer short start swimming
I think it's a good start for my short course swimming and it is even better for the longer distance games.
awesome girls version
We're the girls' version of the awesome foursome.