Lisa Curry (swimmer)

Lisa Curry
Personal information
Birth name Lisa Gaye Curry
Nationality Australian
Born 15 May 1962 (1962-05-15) (age 49)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Stroke(s) Butterfly, Individual Medley, Freestyle

Lisa Gaye Curry AO MBE (born 15 May 1962) is a former Australian swimmer and is an Australian media personality.

Curry was the chair of the National Australia Day Council from 2000 - 2008. She is also the face of cruise liner P&O Cruises Australia and is known for several Uncle Tobys advertising campaigns.

Curry and former husband Grant Kenny co-own the Curry Kenny Aviation Group, which in 2009 owned approximately 60 aircraft.[1]

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Personal life

Curry was married to Grant Kenny, former ironman surf lifesaver and olympic bronze medallist, in 1986. They have three children, Jaimi, Morgan and Jett. Curry-Kenny and Kenny separated in May 2009.[1][2]

In 2008 Curry had heart surgery operation to implant a defibrillator after being found to have an irregular heartbeat as a consequence of a viral infection.[3]

Television

In October 2011, Curry appeared on Channel 9's "Celebrity Apprentice Australia".

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