Leiston Pickett

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Leiston Pickett

Personal information

Full name

Leiston Jane Pickett

Nickname(s)

Lei

Nationality

Australia

Born

6 February 1992
Gold Coast, Queensland

Height

1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Weight

66 kg (146 lb; 10.4 st)

Sport

Swimming

Stroke(s)

Breaststroke

Club

Southport Olympic

Medal record

Women's swimming
Representing Australia
World Championships (SC)
Silver	2010 Dubai	50 m breaststroke
Commonwealth Games
Gold	2010 Delhi	50 m breaststroke
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver	2010 Irvine	50 m breaststroke

Leiston Jane Pickett (born 6 February 1992 on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian Commonwealth Games gold medalist swimmer. A participant in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Pickett won the 50 m breaststroke ahead of fellow Australian and personal hero Leisel Jones.^[1] Leiston attended A.B. Paterson College and graduated in 2009.^[2]

References

Wikinews has related news: Paralympic swim world records tumble at Australian championships

↑ "Rookie Leiston Pickett outsprints her childhood hero". The Australian. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
↑ "AB Paterson College". Abpat.qld.edu.au. 2012-06-26. Retrieved 2012-07-27.

External links

Leiston Pickett at Swimming Australia

v t e Commonwealth Champions in Women's 50 m Breaststroke

2002: Zoë Baker (ENG) 2006: Leisel Jones (AUS) 2010: Leiston Pickett (AUS)

Persondata
Name	Pickett, Leiston
Alternative names
Short description	Australian swimmer
Date of birth	6 February 1992
Place of birth	Gold Coast, Queensland
Date of death
Place of death

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