Lisa Forrest
{{Short description|Australian swimmer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}}
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| name = Lisa Forrest
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| fullname = Lisa Marie Forrest
| national_team = Australia
| strokes = Backstroke
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|3|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sydney
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{{MedalSport | Women's swimming}}
{{MedalCountry | Australia}}
{{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalGold | 1982 Brisbane | 100 m backstroke}}
{{MedalGold | 1982 Brisbane | 200 m backstroke}}
{{MedalSilver | 1978 Edmonton | 200 m backstroke}}
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Lisa Marie Forrest (born 9 March 1964)[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418080133/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/lisa-forrest-1.html Lisa Forrest Biography and Olympic Results], Sports Reference.com, Retrieved 14 October 2011. is an Australian Commonwealth Games dual gold medalist in swimming. After retiring from competitive swimming she was a sports commentator, actor, reporter, writer,[https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/vetinschools/jobsalive/profiles/swimmer1.htm "Former Olympic Swimmer/TV Host/Actor/Author Lisa Forrest"]. www.det.nsw.edu.au Retrieved 22 February 2014 and media personality. Forrest appeared on the television talk show Beauty and the Beast and numerous other television shows, and is a 'celebrity' speaker.[http://www.celebrityspeakers.com.au/lisa-forrest/ Lisa Forrest] celebrityspeakers.com, Retrieved 22 February 2014.
Sporting career
= Commonwealth Games =
- 1978 silver medal, 200 m backstroke, 1978 Commonwealth Games, Edmonton
- 1982 gold medal, 100 m backstroke, 1982 Commonwealth Games, Brisbane
- 1982 gold medal, 200 m backstroke, 1982 Commonwealth Games, Brisbane
= Olympic Games =
At age 16 Forrest was the captain of the Australian swimming team at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
She was a finalist in the women's 4x100-metre medley relay in Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[http://www.pittwater.nsw.gov.au/council/activities,_awards__and__grants/sports_hall_of_fame "Northern Beaches Sporting Hall of Fame"] Pittwater Council. Retrieved 21 June 2011
Writing
Forrest released her first novel, Making The Most Of It, in 2000.{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/makingmostofyour0000sher |url-access=registration |quote=Lisa Forrest. |title=Making the Most of It |year=2011 |via=Internet Archive |publisher=Hachette Australia |accessdate=12 March 2014}} A work of fiction, it deals with the sport related problems of eating disorders, drugs, being a sporting celebrity, failure, self-esteem, and relationships. It was added to the recommended reading list for years 7–10 by the NSW Board of Studies.
She continued with fictional works: in 2002 djmAx;{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4HGTBcu9mjEC |title=DJ Max |date= September 2011|isbn=9780734411976 |accessdate=12 March 2014|last1=Forrest |first1=Lisa |publisher=Hachette Australia }} and in 2004 Meg Banana, an illustrated novel.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9fy-GwAACAAJ |title=Meg Banana |isbn=9780733618321 |accessdate=12 March 2014|last1=Forrest |first1=Lisa |year=2004 |publisher=Hodder Headline Australia }} In 2008 she published Boycott,{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VwMnJQAACAAJ |title=Boycott: Australia's Controversial Road to the 1980 Moscow Olympics |isbn=9780733322952 |accessdate=12 March 2014|last1=Forrest |first1=Lisa |year=2008 |publisher=ABC Books for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation }}{{cite web| url=http://www.harpercollins.com.au/authors/50028009/Lisa_Forrest/index.aspx |title=Lisa Forrest|publisher=HarperCollins|accessdate= 21 June 2011}} a factual work of the story behind Australia's involvement in the 1980 Moscow Olympics.Mike Safe (10 March 2008) [http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/i-just-wanted-to-swim/story-e6frg8h6-1111115758314 "I just wanted to swim"] The Australian. In 2013 she published Inheritance, another fictional work.{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/inheritance0000loma |url-access=registration |quote=Lisa Forrest. |title = Inheritance |year=2013 |via=Internet Archive |publisher=ABC Books |accessdate=12 March 2014}}
Honours
Forrest received an Australian Sports Medal on 30 July 2000.{{cite web | title = FORREST, Lisa Marie
| work = It's An Honour
| publisher = Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
| url = https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/977461
| accessdate = 22 February 2014}}
In 2001, she was inducted into the Northern Beaches Sporting Hall of Fame.[http://www.pittwater.nsw.gov.au/council/activities,_awards__and__grants/sports_hall_of_fame "Northern Beaches Sporting Hall of Fame"]. Pittwater Council. Retrieved 22 February 2014
Personal life
References
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Category:Olympic swimmers for Australia
Category:Australian female backstroke swimmers
Category:Swimmers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in swimming
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in swimming
Category:Swimmers at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
Category:Swimmers at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games