Leisel Jones

Quick Facts

Full Name	Leisel Jones
Occupation	Swimmer
Date Of Birth	Aug 30, 1985(1985-08-30)
Age	39
Birthplace	Katherine
Country	Australia
Horoscope	Leo

Leisel Jones Biography

Leisel Jones is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on August 30, 1985 in Katherine, Australia. The former Olympic athlete from Australia is widely regarded as among the top breaststroke swimmers ever. She was awarded three gold medals and five silver medals as well as a bronze medal in her illustrious Olympic career.

The swimmer beat the She broke Penelope Heyns‘ long course world record in the women’s 100 meter breaststroke in July 2003. the world’s longest course record with her women’s 100-meter breaststroke in July 2003.

Jones was selected for the Australian team at just 14 years of age, qualifying in the 100-metre breaststroke by winning the event at the Australian Championships in May 2000 in Sydney, ending the international career of former world champion Samantha Riley.

At the 2001 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Jones was now one of the established swimmers and expected to win medals, but finished second to China’s Luo Xuejuan. The competition also marked her international debut in the 200-metre breaststroke, where she came fourth place (2:25.46). She also collected a gold in the medley relay alongside Calub, Thomas and Sarah Ryan, the first time that the US women had been beaten at world or Olympic level in this event, excluding the systemically doped East German and Chinese teams.

She was previously married to Australian rules-footballer Marty Pask.

Leisel Jones Net Worth

Leisel Jones is one of the richest Swimmer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Leisel Jones 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was trained by famous swimming coach Ken Wood.

In 2012 her name was the only Australian swimmer to compete in the four Olympic Games.

Leisel Marie Jones, OAM (born 30 August 1985) is 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 medallist for 100-metre breaststroke in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Leisel Jones height 5 ft 10 in Leisel weight 68 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Leisel Jones Dating?

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Jones completed a clean sweep of the breaststroke events (50-, 100- and 200-metre) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games—the only time this has been achieved in the breaststroke events in the games’ history. In the butterfly events (50-, 100- and 200-metre) at the 2002 Manchester Games, Petria Thomas was the first swimmer in Commonwealth Games history to complete a clean sweep. The 50-metre events were introduced at the Manchester Games. In the 50-metre breaststroke, an event she had only recently begun competing in, she defeated the reigning world champion and world record-holder Jade Edmistone. She later won another gold in the 200-metre breaststroke and completed the sweep with the gold medal in the 100-metre in a world record time of 1:05.09 – an effort that saw her own world record reduced 0.62 of a second and was declared “Beamonesque” by aquatics journalist Craig Lord, a reference to Bob Beamon’s legendary long jump at the Mexico City Olympics. A fourth gold medal in world record time in the 4×100-metre medley relay with Sophie Edington, Jessicah Schipper and Libby Lenton rounded off her Commonwealth Games.

Facts & Trivia

Leisel Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Leisel Jones celebrates birthday on August 30 of every year.

Jones was awarded the Telstra Swimmer Of The Year award as part of the year’s international all-star team, in Sydney in October 2008.

Top Facts about Leisel Jones

1. Leisel Jones is an Australian retired swimmer.
2. She was born on August 30, 1985 in Katherine, Northern Territory.
3. Jones won nine Olympic medals throughout her career.
4. She competed in four consecutive Olympics from 2000 to 2012.
5. Jones holds the record for the most Olympic medals by an Australian woman.
6. She won a total of 25 World Championship medals.
7. Jones specialized in breaststroke events and set multiple world records.
8. Her first Olympic medal was at age 15 in Sydney 2000 (silver).
9. In Athens 2004, she became the first Australian swimmer to win two golds at one Olympics.
10. After retiring from swimming, Jones pursued a career as a motivational speaker and author.

Is Leisel Jones a mother?

Olympian Leisel Jones weighs in about mum who wants to change her four- year-old daughter name Esmée.

Who is Leisel Jones partner?

She also won silver in the 50-metre breaststroke. She then left Brisbane and Widmer to move to Melbourne to train under Rohan Taylor, so that she could live with her fiancé Marty Pask , an Australian rules footballer with the Western Bulldogs.

Is Leisel Jones retired?

Lethal Leisel: Four-time Olympic medallist, Leisel Jones, announces her retirement from swimming. Australia’s most experienced Olympic swimmer Leisel Jones announces her retirement from the pool.

How old is Leisel Jones?

37 years (August 30, 1985)

How many children does Liesel Jones have?

At the time the father of 11 children said: “I need to tell Leisel: ‘Don’t let this go too far’ because I don’t know how much time I have left. I don’t want her to feel sorry for me.” “When her swimming life has finished, she will have the time to dwell on what I have done or haven’t done.