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Libby Trickett
Libby Trickett being interviewed by the media at the Welcome Home parade in Sydney.jpg
Trickett interviewed at Welcome Home parade in Sydney
Personal information
Full name Lisbeth Constance Trickett
National team  Australia
Born (1985-01-28) 28 January 1985 (age 32)
Townsville, Queensland
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle, butterfly
Club Commercial

Lisbeth "Libby" Constance Trickett, OAM (born 28 January 1985), née Lisbeth Constance Lenton, is an Australian retired competition swimmer. She was a gold medallist at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was the world record holder in the short-course (25m) 100-metre freestyle.

Trickett was educated at Somerville House. She married swimmer Luke Trickett among scenes of tight security at Taronga Zoo on Sydney Harbour on 7 April 2007. The couple entered via a "walking tent", due to the exclusive photo deal the couple had with women's magazine New Idea. The couple revealed later they split the photo profits between three charities. In March 2015, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child, due in September, after suffering a miscarriage in August 2014. She gave birth to a girl, Poppy Frances Trickett, on 31 August 2015.

She changed to swimming under her married name at the Australian 2008 Olympic selection trials.

On 9 September 2009 she announced that she would take an extended break from swimming and consider retirement. On 14 December 2009 she retired from swimming at the age of 24. In September 2010, she announced that she would be returning to competition.

Trickett emerged on the world scene in March 2003 at the Australian championships, by July she was a medal contender in multiple events at the 2003 World Championships in Barcelona.

At the 2003 World Championships, Trickett picked up her first individual medal on the international level in the 50-metre freestyle capturing the bronze medal, while placing 5th in the 100-metre freestyle, 14th in the 50-metre and 19th over the 100-metre butterfly, her individual inconsistency came to an end when she won another bronze in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay. Her fastest 100-metre freestyle sprint in which she set in the lead off leg in the relay would have captured herself another bronze in the individual 100-metre freestyle.

Trickett is currently employed by Megaport - an Australian dark fiber carrier - as a National Channel and Partner Manager.


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