Leisel Jones
Leisel Jones
Leisel Marie Jones, OAMis 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 medalist for 100-meter breaststroke in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing...
ProfessionSwimmer
Date of Birth30 August 1985
exciting known putting quite since slow swimmer
It was very exciting because I'm not known as a 50 swimmer and ever since I was quite young, I've had slow starts. I'm putting things into place now.
course distance good longer short start swimming
I think it's a good start for my short course swimming and it is even better for the longer distance games.
swimming limits wells
I can't control what everyone else swims but if all goes well I know there are no limits.
sports swim desire
I'm really quite exhausted at the moment, but you never know, you are always surprised at what you can find sometimes, and maybe I will find something deep within to find the desire to swim fast
believe best determine feeling hard nobody record
I was going for the world record . . . but I wasn't feeling my best all week, so it was hard to determine what would happen. I could not believe it. I went into shock. I'm still in shock. I don't think I'm unbeatable - nobody is.
absolute seems year
I'm in absolute shock. It seems that 2006 has been the year for me.
absolute absolutely amazing beforehand believe cannot nervous
I'm in absolute shock. I cannot believe it. It is absolutely amazing -- I was so nervous beforehand I had (stomach) cramps.
america
I think America has always had that (intimidation factor) in the past. Now, I think it has reversed a little bit. I think we are probably pretty intimidating (to others).
clean funny nice performing
It's funny that we are performing like them and are clean as a whistle. It's a nice comparison.
coach coming life trust warm
It was pretty exciting. All life experiences coming into one race. I'm comfortable with my result, I trust my coach and this is only a warm up experience.
goal
That is amazing. My goal was to go 1:05.9.
anyway bus later left minutes morning sleep start supposed
This morning did not start well, I got up later than I should have. I was supposed to have a sleep in anyway but I went to get on the bus and it had left 10 minutes early.
alight cheering great
They're cheering so loud. It's responsible for a lot of the great performances out there. It's alight out there, it's a real buzz.
absolutely competing crowd front home incredible
There's nothing like competing in front of a home crowd and they're absolutely incredible suits.