Lisa Forrest

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Lisa Forrest
Personal information
Full nameLisa Marie Forrest
National teamAustralia
Born (1964-03-09) 9 March 1964 (age 62)
Sydney
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 Brisbane 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1982 Brisbane 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1978 Edmonton 200 m backstroke

Lisa Marie Forrest (born 9 March 1964)[1] is an Australian Commonwealth Games dual gold medalist in swimming. After retiring from competitive swimming she was a sports commentator, actor, reporter, writer,[2] and media personality. Forrest appeared on the television talk show Beauty and the Beast and numerous other television shows, and is a 'celebrity' speaker.[3]

Sporting career

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Forrest trained with prominent coach Forbes Carlile and later with Terry Gathercole.[4]

Commonwealth Games

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Olympic Games

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At age 16 Forrest was the captain of the Australian swimming team at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[5]

She was a finalist in the women's 4x100-metre medley relay in Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[1][6]

Writing

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Forrest released her first novel, Making The Most Of It, in 2000.[7] A work of fiction, it deals with the sport related problems of eating disorders, drugs, being a sporting celebrity, failure, self-esteem, and relationships. It was added to the recommended reading list for years 7–10 by the NSW Board of Studies.

She continued with fictional works: in 2002 djmAx;[8] and in 2004 Meg Banana, an illustrated novel.[9] In 2008 she published Boycott,[10][11] a factual work of the story behind Australia's involvement in the 1980 Moscow Olympics.[3][12] In 2013 she published Inheritance, another fictional work.[13]

Honours

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Forrest received an Australian Sports Medal on 30 July 2000.[14]

In 2001, she was inducted into the Northern Beaches Sporting Hall of Fame.[15]

Personal life

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She is married to Jesse Todd and has one son.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lisa Forrest Biography and Olympic Results, Sports Reference.com, Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d "Former Olympic Swimmer/TV Host/Actor/Author Lisa Forrest" Archived 28 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine. www.det.nsw.edu.au Retrieved 22 February 2014
  3. ^ a b Lisa Forrest celebrityspeakers.com, Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  4. ^ Safe, Mike (10 March 2008) "I just wanted to swim", The Australian. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
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  6. ^ "Northern Beaches Sporting Hall of Fame" Pittwater Council. Retrieved 21 June 2011
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  12. ^ Mike Safe (10 March 2008) "I just wanted to swim" The Australian.
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  15. ^ "Northern Beaches Sporting Hall of Fame". Pittwater Council. Retrieved 22 February 2014

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