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    Leisel Marie Jones, OAM (born 30 August 1985) is an Australian former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medallist. A participant in the 2000 Summer...
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    Lydia Jacoby also swam 1:05.16 (2023), 1:05.28 (2021), 1:05.52 (2021). Leisel Jones also swam 1:05.17 (2008), 1:05.34 (2008), 1:05.60 (2006), 1:05.64 (2008)...
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    not work. The danger is massive." Swimmer and Olympic gold medalist Leisel Jones stated that while she would not participate herself due to the risks...
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  • history of successful alumni including Olympians Stephanie Rice and Leisel Jones. He is the coach of Australian swimmers Ariarne Titmus, Elijah Winnington...
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  • home the silver at 1:07.15, while her teammate and world record holder Leisel Jones, who won silver as a 15-year-old in Sydney (2000), finished behind Hanson...
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    commonly swum by Olympians, though Australian swimmers, most prominently Leisel Jones, generally seem to shun it. Olympian Ed Moses still swims a flatter style...
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    butterfliers (O’Neill and Petria Thomas), female breaststrokers (Riley and Leisel Jones), and male freestylers (Thorpe, Grant Hackett and Michael Klim). The...
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  • (2000). She posted an Olympic record of 2:23.37, holding off Australia's Leisel Jones by 0.23 of a second for a silver medal in 2:23.60. Anne Poleska, who...
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    world record en route to winning gold, shocking Australian favorite Leisel Jones. Four years later at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Soni successfully defended...
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    Barcelona, not by Luo but by Australia's 2000 Olympic silver medallist Leisel Jones in the semi-finals (1:06.37). Luo, the defending champion, immediately...
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  • 53.84 women's 4×100-metre medley relay 1st - Australia (Giaan Rooney, Leisel Jones, Petria Thomas, Jodie Henry) 3:57.32 - world record Henry was awarded...
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  • convincing triumph over their American rivals in the event. Giaan Rooney, Leisel Jones, Petria Thomas, and Jodie Henry broke almost a full second off the world...
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    separate houses, 10.8% were semi-detached and 3.1% were other dwellings. Leisel Jones, Olympic swimmer Queenie Paul, vaudeville entertainer Joe Hildebrand-Journalist...
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  • swimming 1.20 seconds slower than the Games record of 2:20.72 set by Leisel Jones of Australia in 2006 with her time of 2:21.92. It was the third gold...
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    (tied) – July 10, 2004 July 12, 2004 – July 29, 2005 Succeeded by Leisel Jones Leisel Jones Awards Preceded by Natalie Coughlin Swimming World American Swimmer...
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  • winning a silver medal in Sydney and a bronze in Athens, Australia's Leisel Jones stormed home on the final lap to claim an elusive gold in the event....
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    Africa's re-admission to the Games in 1992. Along with Australian champion Leisel Jones, Heyns is regarded as one of the greatest breaststroke swimmers. Heyns...
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    2:21.05 (2016), 2:21.58 (2014), 2:21.90 (2014, 2015), 2:21.92 (2014). Leisel Jones also swam 2:20.58 (2008), 2:20.72 (2006), 2:21.34 (2008), 2:21.45 (2007)...
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  • Retrieved 17 November 2006. Andrews, pp. 432–433. Andrews, pp. 459–460. "Leisel Jones". Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 April...
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  •  United States Leisel Jones  Australia Penelope Heyns  South Africa 2004 Athens details Luo Xuejuan  China Brooke Hanson  Australia Leisel Jones  Australia...
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  • Lenny Krayzelburg Women's 4 × 100 m medley: Australia's Jodie Henry, Leisel Jones, Giaan Rooney, Petria Thomas, 3:57.32 (August 21) previous record of...
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  •  Australia 1:07.15 Leisel Jones  Australia 1:07.16 200 m breaststroke details Amanda Beard  United States 2:23.37 OR Leisel Jones  Australia 2:23.60 Anne...
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    record and Russian record time of 1:06.08 and finishing behind only Leisel Jones of Australia. At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy...
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  • 2:06.23 Reiko Nakamura  Japan 2:07.13 AS 100 m breaststroke details Leisel Jones  Australia 1:05.17 OR Rebecca Soni  United States 1:06.73 Mirna Jukić...
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  • the breaststroke leg in a preliminary heat (Leisel Jones swam the breaststroke leg in the final). Jones' selection was the source of much discussion...
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    Bronze. Jane Saville bore Australia's flag at the opening ceremony, while Leisel Jones bore the flag during the closing ceremony. Men Track Field Decathlon...
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    (1st leg); with Leisel Jones (2nd leg), Jessica Schipper (3rd leg), Libby Lenton (4th leg) b split 59.33 (1st leg); with Leisel Jones (2nd leg), Jessica...
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  • Eliminated 4th Laura Dundovic Model 1 17 Eliminated 3rd Tim Robards Reality TV star 10 17 Eliminated 2nd Leisel Jones Olympic swimmer 1 10 Eliminated 1st...
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    Leisel Jones won four gold medals, sweeping the breaststroke events and the medley relay....
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    (USA) 2001: Luo Xuejuan (CHN) 2003: Luo Xuejuan (CHN) 2005: Leisel Jones (AUS) 2007: Leisel Jones (AUS) 2009: Rebecca Soni (USA) 2011: Rebecca Soni (USA)...
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