Tag: Leisel Jones
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Why Olympians at the Top of Their Game Need to Start Thinking About Retirement | ABC News
Those who have won gold in Tokyo, like Olympians gone by, will be etched into Australian sporting history. But from the highs of Olympic glory, it can be a tough reality when it is all over and elite sporting careers come to an end. Athletes dedicate their lives to their discipline, and research shows most will…
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World Record & two Gold medals back-to-back | Leisel Jones | #FINAMontreal2005
Can you remember the outstanding races of Australia’s Leisel Jones at the 2005 FINA World Championships in Montreal? The Aussie claimed two individual Gold Medals in the 100m and 200m Breaststroke, in the latter setting a new World Record.
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Australia’s 4×100 Medley Relay World Record at Melbourne 2007 | FINA World Championships
Today’s epic moment takes you back to 2007 when Seebohm, Jones, Schipper and Lenton swam a perfect 4×100 Medley Relay in front of the home crowd at the FINA World Championships in Melbourne. Team Australia claimed the Gold Medal ahead USA and China and set a new World Record with a time of 3:55.74!
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Olympians Leisel Jones and Ellie Cole on their connection to pools | The Pool
Olympic Size: Swimming is our international sporting badge of honour. Australia has won more Olympic Medals in swimming than any other pursuit. Internationally, Australia trails only the might of the United States for medals won.
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Leisel Jones | Fat Freezing & Fat Cavitation Experience
Leisel Jones, Australian former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medallist shares her thoughts on Body Contouring after receiving several fat freezing and fat cavitation treatments at Body Catalyst.
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Outliers – my three keys to success: Leisel Jones at TEDxKurilpa
Olympic great Leisel Jones discusses outliers, what they are and what it takes to be one; and shares her three keys to succes
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Olympic swimmer Leisel Jones’s dive into depression
Leisel Jones thought she had it all after snaring gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. What followed was an unexpected bout of depression – leading to her darkest moment of all. […] I lie in bed at night wondering what’s wrong with me. You’ve done it, I tell myself. You’ve won the gold! Achieved your…
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Australian Olympic Committee to provide more mental health support ahead of Rio 2016
Read PerthNow The Australian Olympic Committee is set to send more psychologists to the Rio Olympics to meet athletes’ increasing demand for mental support. It comes after sporting stars, including champion swimmers Leisel Jones and Ian Thorpe, spoke out about the mental anguish they endured in pursuit of winning a gold medal. Aware of the…
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Leisel Jones reveals ‘psychotic pursuit’ of Olympic gold came at cost of mental health
Read Business Standard and The Telegraph Former Australian Olympic gold-medallist swimmer Leisel Jones has revealed that a ‘psychotic pursuit’ of her gold medal came at the cost of her mental health. Jones is one name in a list of Australia‘s finest sportspersons suffering mentally in the pursuit of success like Ian Thorpe, Petria Thomas, Libby Trickett, Greg…