Libby Trickett

Libby Trickett

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
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 4 1 2 World Championships (LC) 8 3 4 World Championships (SC) 7 3 2 Commonwealth Games 5 2 0 Total 24 9 8 Women's swimming Representing Australia Olympic Games 2004 Athens 4×100 m freestyle 2008 Beijing 100 m butterfly 2008 Beijing 4×100 m medley 2012 London 4×100 m freestyle 2008 Beijing 100 m freestyle 2004 Athens 50 m freestyle 2008 Beijing 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 2005 Montreal 50 m freestyle 2005 Montreal 4×100 m freestyle 2005 Montreal 4×100 m medley 2007 Melbourne 50 m freestyle 2007 Melbourne 100 m freestyle 2007 Melbourne 100 m butterfly 2007 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle 2007 Melbourne 4×100 m medley 2005 Montreal 100 m butterfly 2005 Montreal 4×200 m freestyle 2009 Rome 4×100 m medley 2003 Barcelona 50 m freestyle 2003 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle 2009 Rome 100 m freestyle 2009 Rome 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 2004 Indianapolis 100 m freestyle 2004 Indianapolis 4×100 m medley 2006 Shanghai 50 m freestyle 2006 Shanghai 100 m freestyle 2006 Shanghai 100 m butterfly 2006 Shanghai 4×200 m freestyle 2006 Shanghai 4×100 m medley 2004 Indianapolis 50 m freestyle 2004 Indianapolis 4×200 m freestyle 2006 Shanghai 4×100 m freestyle 2004 Indianapolis 50 m butterfly 2004 Indianapolis 4×100 m freestyle Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne 50 m freestyle 2006 Melbourne 100 m freestyle 2006 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle 2006 Melbourne 4×200 m freestyle 2006 Melbourne 4×100 m medley 2006 Melbourne 200 m freestyle 2006 Melbourne 100 m butterfly

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.