Libby Trickett, born Lisbeth Lenton in Townsville in 1985, is an Australian retired competitive swimmer who won Olympic gold at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. She joined her first team at the age of four, moved with her family to Brisbane in 1995 and trained under John Carew, then the coach of Kieren Perkins, before changing to coach Stephan Widmar in 2002. She swam the 4x100 metre freestyle relay at the 2004 Games in Athens, finished ninth in the 100 metre freestyle there despite being the world record holder in the event, and competed again in Beijing in 2008. She was the world record holder in the short course 100 metre freestyle.
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is an Australian retired competitive swimmer
Competed In: 2004 Summer Olympics, Olympic Games
At the 2004 Olympics, Trickett swam in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.
Competed In: 2008 Summer Olympics, Olympic Games
In August 2008, Trickett competed at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
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She was a gold medallist at the 2004, 2008, and the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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