Leisel Jones News & Updates

Leisel Jones retires from swimming

BRISBANE, Australia -- Leisel Jones retired Friday, ending a 13-year career in which she became the ...

Nov 15, 2012 • ESPN

Leisel Jones Talks About The World Swimming Championships in Shanghai, China

Austrailia, April 8. Leisel Jones's Blog: Well, here I am, fresh from the Commonwealth Games in Melb...

Apr 07, 2006 • Swimming World

Leisel Jones details depression in ‘Body Lengths’

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 29: Leisel Jones of Australia reacts after competing in the Women’s 100m Br...

Oct 04, 2015 • NBC Sports

Leisel Jones breaks new ground to fight health problem almost half of Australian women suffer from

Triple Olympic gold medallist Leisel Jones has become the first female Aussie sports star to join fo...

Sep 25, 2025 • MSN

Leisel Jones says she’s indifferent over her father’s death

The death of a parent can be an earth-shattering blow for most. But retired swimmer Leisel Jones has...

Jan 17, 2016 • nowtolove

Lethal Leisel: Four-time Olympic medallist, Leisel Jones, announces her retirement from swimming

Australia's most experienced Olympic swimmer Leisel Jones announces her retirement from the pool. Jo...

Nov 16, 2012 • Fox Sports

Aussie Olympic great Leisel Jones reveals how she lost an incredible 25kg

The three-time Olympic gold medallist told Channel 7's Sunrise opting to use medical assistance was ...

Jan 09, 2026 • MSN

Topic: Leisel Jones

Leisel Jones, an Australian Olympic champion swimmer, presented a petition against the taking of wha...

Jul 10, 2017 • UPI

Swimming legend Leisel Jones declares Olympic dream not worth it in pay row

Jones, a four-time Olympian and one of the greatest swimmers in Australian history, made the stunnin...

May 28, 2026 • heraldsun.com.au

Public pushback against ‘fat’ comments of Aussie swimmer Leisel Jones

What happens when you call an eight-time Olympic medalist fat? People get mad. Real mad. Not only di...

Jul 25, 2012 • Yahoo! Sports

Aussie swimming legend Leisel Jones tells aspiring Olympians to give up on dreams because of money

Swimming icon Leisel Jones has unleashed on International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventr...

May 28, 2026 • MSN

Leisel Jones weight criticism slammed by Australian athletes ahead of London Olympics (VIDEO)

Australian Olympic athletes have defended champion breaststroker Leisel Jones after a media outlet h...

May 12, 2016 • Alaska Dispatch News

Olympic great Leisel Jones reveals she has ‘given up hope’ on finding love

The nine time Olympic medallist, three of those gold, spoke to Confidential after sharing a candid p...

Dec 09, 2025 • The Cairns Post

When Swimming Culture Called “In Lane 4, 6.1.20” Instead Of Legend Leisel Jones

2020s Vision: Swimming Culture. On a day when Denmark apologised to its swimmers for the harm caused...

Feb 07, 2020 • Swimming World

Leisel Jones: Why we called off our wedding

After the heartache of her cancelled wedding with Marty Pask, a new-look Leisel Jones is on a journe...

May 10, 2009 • nowtolove

Leisel Jones stories should be about body of work, not the body

(Hey, there is an excellent reason the lights are dim in department store dressing rooms. Finishing ...

Jul 25, 2012 • Los Angeles Times

Olympic Champ Leisel Jones Makes Retirement Announcement

BRISBANE, Australia, November 15. IN a few hours, Leisel Jones will publicly announce her intention ...

Nov 15, 2012 • Swimming World

Going for gold! Former Olympian Leisel Jones is engaged to Damon Martin

The 32-year-old confirmed her engagement to partner Damon Martin on Instagram. The Olympic champ sha...

Sep 12, 2017 • nowtolove

Stephanie Rice opens up about ‘bitter feud’ with fellow Olympic swimmer Leisel Jones

The Sunday Telegraph last month revealed the pair are no longer friends, despite previously being gr...

Dec 10, 2015 • The Courier-Mail

Leisel Jones addresses her feud with Stephanie Rice

Olympic swimmer Leisel Jones has revealed why she and her and former team mate, Stephanie Rice, had ...

Jan 11, 2016 • nowtolove

Territory-born Olympic champion Leisel Jones opens Parap Pool

Officially opening the pool, Ms Jones — who was born in Katherine — said it took more than just ...

Jan 26, 2018 • The Mercury

Leisel Jones: ‘Thanks for believing in me Australia!’

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Aug 05, 2012 • nowtolove

Leisel Jones retires from swimming after 13 years

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Leisel Jones has retired after a 13-year career in which she became the...

Nov 15, 2012 • Washington Examiner

More Olympic silver for Leisel Jones

Leisel Jones has won a silver medal in the women's 200 metres breast stroke at the Olympics in Athen...

Aug 19, 2004 • Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Olympic great Leisel Jones goes public with personal news about depression struggles

Australian swimming champion Leisel Jones has revealed she is battling with “high-functioning depr...

Jul 02, 2025 • 7NEWS Australia

Nine-Time Olympic Medalist Leisel Jones Elected to ISHOF in Class of 2017

The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) announced that Australia’s Leisel Jones will join ...

Mar 10, 2017 • Swimming World

Australia's Jones retires from swimming

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) -- Leisel Jones retired Friday, ending a 13-year career in which she became...

Nov 15, 2012 • Sports Illustrated

Olympic swimming legend Leisel Jones reveals private hair loss battle

Olympic swimming legend Leisel Jones has opened up about her deeply personal struggle with hair loss...

Sep 29, 2025 • 7NEWS Australia

Swimming-Australia’s breaststroke queen Jones retires from pool

MELBOURNE, Nov 16 (Reuters) – Triple Olympic champion Leisel Jones has retired from the pool at th...

Nov 14, 2012 • Chicago Tribune