FACTOIDS
Full Name: Lisbeth Constance Lenton
Nickname: Libby
Birthday: January 28, 1985
Height: 5’6”
Hometown: Townsville, Queensland
Sports: Swimming
PROFILE
Won 50 & 100m free plus 50m fly, was second in the 100m fly and third in the 200m free at the Telstra Australian Championships in Brisbane (Dec 06)….won gold in 50 & 100m free, 100m fly, 4x100m free & 4x100m medley (world record) at the FINA World Championships in Melbourne….set or equalled Commonwealth record in 100m free (twice) and 100m fly at World Championships….won 50, 100, 4x100m and mixed 4x100m free at Fujitsu Duel in the Pool….swam world’s fastest ever time in 100m free of 52.99 leading off mixed relay at Duel in the Pool….the 52.99 was not ratified as a WR by FINA….won 100 & 4x100m free, 100m fly & 4x100m medley and was second in 50m free at Japan International Swim Meet in Chiba….won 50 & 100m free and 50m fly at Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in Melbourne….broke world record in 4x100m free time trial and Commonwealth record in 50m free at Australian Short Course Championships
# Libby Lenton won three awards at the 2005 Australian Swimmer of the Year Awards in Sydney - short course, female sprint freestyler and middle distance swimmer of the year.
# Libby Lenton set a new 200 metres freestyle short course world record at the FINA World Cup meet at the Sydney Olympic Aquatic Centre.
Lenton's time of 1 minute and 53.29 seconds was 0.75 seconds better than the previous mark of 1:54.04 set by Lindsay Benko of the United States at the 2002 world championships in Moscow. Lenton then backed up her 200m victory by setting a Commonwealth record in the final of the 50m freestyle.
# Libby Lenton broke the world 100m freestyle record for the second time in 24 hours at the national short-course championships in Melbourne in August 2005. In her 16th race in little more than two weeks, she brought down her day-old world mark by 0.21 seconds, to 51.70 seconds. In the semi-finals the previous night Lenton became the first woman to break 52 seconds for the distance (51.91 seconds). Griffith congratulates her on this outstanding achievement.
# Lisbeth made her international debut at the ‘Duel in the Pool” meet in Indianopolis breaking the Australian record for the 50 metre freestyle.
# Broke the world record for the 100 metre freestyle at the 2004 Telstra Olympic Team trials.
# 1st 100m freestyle, 2003 Telstra FINA World Cup, Melbourne
# 1st 50m freestyle, 2003 Telstra FINA World Cup, Melbourne
# 1 st 50m butterfly. 2003 Telstra Australian Short Course Championships
# 1 st 50m freestyle, 2003 Telstra Australian Short Course Chamionships
