Hayley Lewis

Hayley Lewis

Personal information
Full name	Hayley Jane Lewis
Nationality	Australia
Born	(1974-03-02) 2 March 1974 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Freestyle, butterfly
Medal record Women's swimming Competitor for  Australia Olympic Games Bronze 1992 Barcelona 400 m freestyle Silver 1992 Barcelona 800 m freestyle World Championships (LC) Gold 1991 Perth 200 m freestyle Silver 1991 Perth 400 m freestyle Silver 1991 Perth 400 m medley Silver 1994 Rome 800 m freestyle Bronze 1991 Perth 200 m butterfly Bronze 2001 Fukuoka 5km open water Commonwealth Games Gold 1990 Auckland 200 m freestyle Gold 1990 Auckland 400 m freestyle Gold 1990 Auckland 200 m butterfly Gold 1990 Auckland 400 m medley Gold 1990 Auckland 4 x 200 m freestyle Gold 1994 Victoria 400 m freestyle Gold 1994 Victoria 4 x 200 m freestyle Silver 1994 Victoria 800 m freestyle Silver 1994 Victoria 200 m butterfly Bronze 1990 Auckland 200 m medley Bronze 1994 Victoria 400 m medley Pan Pacific Championships Gold 1993 Kobe 1500 m freestyle Gold 1995 Atlanta 800 m freestyle Silver 1993 Kobe 800 m freestyle Silver 1993 Kobe 4 x 200 m freestyle Silver 1995 Atlanta 1500 m freestyle Silver 1995 Atlanta 4 x 200 m freestyle Bronze 1993 Kobe 400 m medley Bronze 1995 Atlanta 400 m freestyle

Hayley Jane Lewis, OAM^[1] (following her marriage, Hayley Taylor) (born 2 March 1974 in Brisbane, Queensland)^{[citation needed]} is a retired Australian swimmer best known for winning five gold medals and one bronze medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games as a 15-year-old.

Lewis is currently host of The Biggest Loser.

Sporting career

Lewis's 1990 Commonwealth Games gold medals were in the 200m freestyle, the 400m freestyle, the 200m butterfly, 400m individual medley and the 4X200 free relay. She also won bronze in the 200m individual medley.

At the 1991 World Championships in Perth she won gold in the 200m freestyle, silver in the 400m freestyle, silver in the 400m individual medley, and bronze in the 200m butterfly.

For the rest of her career, Lewis focused on the 800m freestyle, in which her best Olympic result was a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics and a silver at the 1994 Rome World Championships. She also won a bronze medal in the 400m freestyle in Barcelona. At the 2001 World Aquatics Championships, Lewis won a bronze medal in the 5 km Open Water competition. She had planned to attempt to qualify for the 10 km open water event at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but this event was removed from the competition. She competed at three Olympics.

Post swimming career

Lewis is the current host of the Australian version of The Biggest Loser and has been since the 5th season. She started the first swimming centre based inside a major shopping centre within Australia in 2002 at Westfield Carindale in Brisbane.^{[citation needed]} In September 2010, Westfield's redevelopment plans saw Lewis's pool demolished. She now owns a gift and homewares store in Brisbane, Coming Up Roses.^{[citation needed]} In April 2011, Random House published Hayley's first business book, Dream Believe Create. She married her childhood sweetheart, Greg Taylor, in 1997 and they have two sons, Jacob and Kai. ^{[citation needed]}

She is also a regular contributor to entertainment and lifestyle website Live4.^[2]

Honours

Lewis was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1997.^[3] She received an Australian Sports Medal in 2000 and a Medal of the Order of Australia in 2003.^[1][4]

References

External links

• ABC Online News: Athletes - Hayley Lewis
• Australian Swimming | News Article
• Australian Associated Press, Hayley Lewis called to murder trial, Sydney Morning Herald, 21 October 2003
• ABC Online News - Athletes - Hayley Lewis
• Hayley Lewis at the Internet Movie Database