Leiston Pickett
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Leiston Jane Pickett |
| Nickname | "Lei" |
| National team |  Australia |
| Born | 8 February 1992 Gold Coast, Queensland |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb)[2] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| Club | Southport Olympic |
| Coach | Glenn Baker |
Medal record | |
Leiston Jane Pickett (born 8 February 1992) is an Australian Commonwealth Games gold medalist swimmer. A participant in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Pickett won the 50-metre breaststroke ahead of fellow Australian Leisel Jones.[3] She attended A.B. Paterson College and graduated in 2009.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Leiston Pickett". commonwealthgames.com.au. 2018 Commonwealth Games. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Leiston Pickett". results.gc2018.com. 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Rookie Leiston Pickett outsprints her childhood hero". The Australian. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ^ "AB Paterson College". Abpat.qld.edu.au. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
External links
[edit]- Leiston Pickett on Twitter
- Leiston Pickett at Swimming Australia (archived) (2016-03-04)
- Leiston Pickett at World Aquatics
- Leiston Pickett at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Leiston Pickett at Olympics.com
- Leiston Pickett at Olympic.org (archived)
- Leiston Pickett at Olympedia
- Leiston Pickett at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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Categories:
- 1992 births
- Australian female breaststroke swimmers
- Swimmers from the Gold Coast
- Commercial Swimming Club swimmers
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
- Living people
- Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
- Olympic swimmers for Australia
- Sportswomen from Queensland
- Sportspeople from the Gold Coast, Queensland
- Swimmers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Summer World University Games medalists in swimming
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Australia
- Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade
- 21st-century Australian women
- 21st-century Australian sportswomen
- Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games