Leisel Jones was born on 30 August 1985 in Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia. She is an Australian swimmer with height 177cm . She participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics at the age of 15 only. She was part of Gold medal winning Australian team in the Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the Athens Games in 2004. She is noted for employing a classical breaststroke technique, typified by a slow, but deeper stroke cycle.
Jones set a world record (2:22.96) in a meet in Brisbane, Australia but it was reclaimed by Amanda Beard at the US Olympic trials only a few days later.
In 2005, She was named as the Female World Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World magazine.
Jones set a world record (2:22.96) in a meet in Brisbane, Australia but it was reclaimed by Amanda Beard at the US Olympic trials only a few days later.
In 2005, She was named as the Female World Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World magazine.
