1. On 17 March 2012, Jones earned selection to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, and became the first Australian swimmer to compete at four Olympic games.
27 Facts About Leisel Jones
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Leisel Jones is noted for employing a classic breaststroke technique, typified by a slow but deeper stroke cycle and by her slow starts.
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Some, including Dawn Fraser, believed Leisel Jones had acted immaturely and ungratefully, particularly in her indifferent displays of emotion during post-race interviews and medal ceremonies.
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Leisel Jones planned to begin a university degree in psychology in 2013.
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Leisel 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.
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At the 2001 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Leisel Jones was now one of the established swimmers and expected to win medals.
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Leisel Jones 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.
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In 2002, Leisel Jones claimed her first titles on the international arena, claiming the breaststroke double at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England.
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In 2003, Leisel Jones set an Australian record in the 200-metre individual medley earlier in the year, in an experimental event.
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Leisel Jones achieved a silver in the 200-metre breaststroke in Barcelona, behind Amanda Beard in.
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However, this time the expectations turned to Hardy and Leisel Jones turned the tables and beat her to the wall, breaking through for her first win at world or Olympic level.
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Leisel Jones broke the world record for the 200-metre breaststroke, on 29 July 2005.
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The changes which occurred in 2005 continued to pay off at the Australian Commonwealth Games Swimming Trials in early 2006 where Leisel Jones broke her personal best time in the 50-metre breaststroke and took 1.18 seconds off her previous world record in the 200-metre breaststroke.
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Leisel Jones won the Australian championship in a time of 1:05.71 which lowered the previous mark by 0.49 of a second.
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Leisel Jones then left Brisbane and Widmer to move to Melbourne to train under Rohan Taylor, so that she could live with her fiance Marty Pask, an Australian rules footballer with the Western Bulldogs.
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Leisel Jones won gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in 100-metre breaststroke, touching the line a full body length ahead of her rival.
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Leisel 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.
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At the World Cup meeting at Berlin, Germany, Leisel Jones set world records in the 100- and 200-metre breaststroke.
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Leisel Jones had a low-key year and opted out of the 2009 World Championships.
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Leisel Jones confirmed that she was aiming for the 2012 Olympics in London and competed at the Pan Pacific Championships and the Commonwealth Games in 2010.
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Leisel Jones confirmed her place on these teams by winning the 50-, 100- and 200-metre breaststroke at the 2010 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships.
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At the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, in 2010 Leisel Jones collected three silver medals and a bronze.
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Leisel Jones confirmed her retirement from swimming on 16 November 2012.
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In 2015, Leisel Jones appeared in the Australian version of I'm a Celebrity.
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Leisel Jones was voted off the show in the first week.
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In January 2016, Leisel Jones graduated from the Nutrition Coach course at the Australian Institute of Fitness.
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Leisel Jones believes she is "so much more informed now" than when she was swimming in terms of good nutrition.