Leiston Pickett

Leiston Jane Pickett (born 8 February 1992) is an Australian Commonwealth Games gold medalist swimmer. A participant in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Pickett won the 50-metre breaststroke ahead of fellow Australian Leisel Jones.^[3]

Leiston Pickett

Personal information
Full name	Leiston Jane Pickett
Nickname	"Lei"
National team	Australia
Born	(1992-02-08) 8 February 1992 (age 33) Gold Coast, Queensland
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)[2]
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Club	Southport Olympic
Coach	Glenn Baker
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Australia World Championships (SC) 2010 Dubai 50 m breaststroke Pan Pacific Championships 2010 Irvine 50 m breaststroke Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi 50 m breaststroke 2014 Glasgow 50 m breaststroke 2018 Gold Coast 50 m breaststroke

She attended A.B. Paterson College and graduated in 2009.^[4]

In 2010, as well as the Commonwealth gold, she won silver at the short course world championships in the 50 m breaststroke, and in the Pan-Pacific Championships.^[5]

She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 100 m breastroke.^[6] She qualified by winning the Australian title in that event, the first time Leisel Jones had not won the title in 12 years.^[7] At the Olympics, she did not reach the final, having finished 6th in her heat.^[7]

In 2014, she was part of Australian team that won silver in the 4 x 100 m medley relay at the short course world championships.^[5] She also retained her Commonwealth 50 m breaststroke gold.^[5]

In 2018, on home soil, she won bronze in the 50 m breaststroke at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.^[5]