Leiston Pickett
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]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Leiston Jane Pickett |
Nickname(s) | "Lei" |
National team | Australia |
Born | Gold Coast, Queensland | 8 February 1992
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 |
References
- "Leiston Pickett". commonwealthgames.com.au. 2018 Commonwealth Games. 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
- 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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