Libby Trickett

Libby Trickett

Former Australian Swimmer Libby Trickett collected 24 gold medals on the international stage across Olympic, Commonwealth Games and World Championships events. This included eight long course and seven short course world titles, five Commonwealth Games and four Olympic gold medals which were won at three consecutive Olympic Games. Since retiring from swimming, she has become a passionate mental health advocate, written her memoir, Beneath the Surface, become a TEDx Speaker, and is the host of the Play On, and Sportish podcasts that talks about sport in different ways – from how to keep kids in sport, and discussing where sport and pop culture collide. Most importantly, she has her hands full, running after her five young children, Poppy, Edwina, Bronte, Alfie and Archie.