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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Leisel is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate...
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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...
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the 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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will 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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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...
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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...
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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...
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Titmus is coached by Dean Boxall, who formerly coached Stephanie Rice and Leisel Jones. At the 2016 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, held in August...
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medley relay team by swimming the breaststroke leg in a preliminary heat (Leisel Jones swam the breaststroke leg in the final). Jones' selection was the...
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has a 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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final, 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...
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commenced as co-host of the local edition of The Rush Hour in 2022 alongside Leisel Jones and Liam Flanagan. From 2019, Dobbin has contributed breaking sports...
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After 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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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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- 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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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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monastery, and later murdered nine people so he could steal their books. Leisel Meminger, the protagonist in The Book Thief, is a nine-year-old who steals...
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medals in major international competitions. Only Emma McKeon, Ian Thorpe and Leisel Jones have won more Olympic medals for Australia. At her international debut...
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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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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...
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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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(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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Moss 1:27.44 – Shannon Noll (wet track) 1:27:63 – Gary Sweet 1:28:69 – Leisel Jones 1:31.10 – Jack Thompson 1:31.22 – Claudia Karvan 1:31.75 – Amanda...
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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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Aguayo, Victor M; Zagré, Noel M; Goumbi, Kadadé; Blanton, Curtis; Talley, Leisel (2008). "Retrospective determination of whether famine existed in Niger...
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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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Games athletes from its relatively small population, including swimmers Leisel Jones, Geoff Huegill, Jessicah Schipper and Tarnee White who trained in...
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Alexander Popov Gary Hall Jr. 1996 Kosuke Kitajima Brendan Hansen 2001–present Leisel Jones Rebecca Soni 2008 Shirley Babashoff East German swimming team 1976...
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