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  Sport - Griffith's Athletes - Lisbeth Lenton
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.
Lisbeth made her international debut at the ‘Duel in the Pool” meet in Indianopolis breaking the Australian record for the 50 metre freestyle.
www.gu.edu.au /sport/profiles/content_lisbeth.html   (287 words)

  
 Lisbeth Lenton: Breaking free - Athens Olympics 2004 - ABC Sport.
Lisbeth 'Libby' Lenton became the undoubted star of this year's Olympic trials when she smashed the 100 metres freestyle world record during a semi-finals swim.
Lenton's international debut had come at the 2003 'Duel in the Pool' against the USA, when she won the 50m free in Australian record-breaking time and took gold in the 100m free.
Lenton is undoubtedly one of the rising stars of Australian swimming, and despite a quiet Grand Prix meet in Brisbane in July - her best finals placing was second in the 100m free - she will be expected to be among the medals in Athens.
abc.net.au /olympics/2004/profiles/lisbeth_lenton.htm   (369 words)

  
 Lisbeth Lenton zwemt wereldrecord - Het Dagelijks Nieuws
Lisbeth Lenton zwemt wereldrecord - Het Dagelijks Nieuws
Lisbeth Lenton heeft in Melbourne het wereldrecord op de 100 meter vrije slag kortebaan verbroken.
Lisbeth Lenton heeft in Melbourne het wereldrecord op de 100 meter vrije slag kortebaan opnieuw verbroken.
lisbeth.lenton.zwemt.wereldrecord.127252.hetdagelijksnieuws.nl   (184 words)

  
 Lisbeth Lenton zwemt wereldrecord - Het Dagelijks Nieuws
Lenton zwom bij de nationale kampioenschappen van haar land in Melbourne een tijd van 51,91 seconden.
Lisbeth Lenton heeft voor de tweede keer deze week het wereldrecord op de 100 meter vrije slag korte baan verbeterd.
MELBOURNE - De Australische zwemster Libby Lenton heeft het wereldrecord kortebaan op de 100 meter vrije slag voor de tweede keer in 24 uur verbeterd.
lisbeth.lenton.zwemt.wereldrecord.127358.hetdagelijksnieuws.nl   (400 words)

  
 Augusta Chronicle - Australian swimmer set world record in 100 women's freestyle 04/01/04
Australia's Lisbeth Lenton swims on her way to setting a world record in the women's 100 meter freestyle at the Australian Olympic swim trials in Sydney, Wednesday, March 31, 2004.
Lenton's time in a semifinal swim beat the 53.77 set by Inge de Bruijn of the Netherlands on Sept. 20, 2000 in the same pool at the Sydney Olympics.
Lenton, 19, held both hands over her face in shock after the race as her mother Marilyn watched in the stands.
chronicle.augusta.com /stories/040104/oly_LS0124-L.shtml   (400 words)

  
 Heartbreak for Lenton in less than a heartbeat - Swimming -
For Lenton this was to be a Wile E Coyote sort of night.
Lenton had not yet made it to the warm-down pool when teammate Jodie Henry broke her world record in the second semi-final and pulled enough of the field along in her wash to push Lenton back to ninth place overall and out of the final.
Lenton's disappointment was a reminder of an obvious point often clouded by the hype and hoopla of the Olympic pool.
www.smh.com.au /olympics/articles/2004/08/19/1092889285083.html   (921 words)

  
 washingtonpost.com: Americans Rack Up Four More Victories
Jenny Thompson defeated a strong field in the final meet of her career to win the 50-meter butterfly, then put the United States in front during the fly leg of the 400 medley relay.
But Kara Lynn Joyce couldn't hold the lead against Aussie anchor Lisbeth Lenton, whose 100 freestyle split of 52.05 was the fastest in history.
Lenton, who won the 100 freestyle earlier in the evening, was third.
www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A20745-2004Oct9?language=printer   (571 words)

  
 pullbuoy news: lenton sets 100 free world record   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In a sensational set of semi finals in the Australian Olympic Trials at the Sydney Aquatic centre, Lisbeth Lenton headed a string of world class times to break Inge de Bruijn's 4 year old world record in the women's 100m freestyle, posting a stunning 53.66.
Lenton was overwhelmed when she saw the scoreboard and was given a rousing standing ovation as she left the pool.
Her performance was amazingly almost matched in the second semi final by Jodie Henry, who tied the old world record with a time of 53.77.
www.pullbuoy.co.uk /news/archives/000042.html   (242 words)

  
 FINA PRESS RELEASES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Lausanne (SUI), November 19, 2005 – Lisbeth Lenton (AUS) was the brightest star of the second leg of the 2005/2006 FINA Swimming World Cup, held in Sydney (AUS) from November 19-20.
Lenton’s results were part of the successful appearance of the women’s Australian team.
Her compatriot Leisel Jones was also in evidence with a World Cup record in the 100m breaststroke (1:04.84), while Jade Edmistone bettered twice the World Cup record in the 50m breaststroke (30.21 in the heats and 30.13 in the final).
www.fina.org /press/PR05_74.htm   (279 words)

  
 Greece Lightning - Who.com
Lisbeth Linton is headed for Athens, armed with a new world record and and enduring love of ice-cream.
But Lenton says her real moment arrived the next night when she came second in the 100m freestyle final and secured an Athens berth.
Though hailing from a "sporty family," Lenton is the only one who's taken swimming to the next level.
www.who.com /who/magazine/article/0,19636,7401040426-613014,00.html   (526 words)

  
 Lane 9 News Archive: Lisbeth Lenton Takes Two at Qantas Skins Meet; The USA's Nick Brunelli and Randall Bal Win Too
AUSSIE Golden Girls Lisbeth Lenton and Leisel Jones were winners today at the Qantas Skins meet in Sydney, as were US swimmers Nick Brunelli and Randall Bal.
Queenslander Lenton was the only double winner at the seventh annual Skins meet, which attracted a capacity crowd, propelling her way to victory in both the women's 50m fly and 50m free.
Lenton's final effort in the 50 free was 25.75 seconds, just over a second above her Aussie national record.
www.swimmingworldmagazine.com /lane9/news/8455.asp   (687 words)

  
 Five-star Lenton rounds off another golden week
The 100m butterfly and 50m freestyle titles moved Lenton on to five gold medals and one silver for the meeting, just two weeks after she claimed five golds and two silvers at the Commonwealth Games.
Lenton was narrowly outside the world record Sunday in the 100m butterfly before, just minutes later, snatching the 50m freestyle at the death in a time of 23.97 sec.
It was a remarkable performance from Lenton after a hectic few months involving national trials and the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?ID=118138   (572 words)

  
 CNN.com - Second suits record holder Lenton  - Apr 1, 2004
SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) -- Australia's new 100 meters freestyle world record holder Lisbeth Lenton had to be content with second behind Jodie Henry in her national championships final.
Lenton won Wednesday's first semifinal in 53.66 to better the world mark of 53.77, set by Dutchwoman Inge de Bruijn at the Sydney 2000 Olympics.
Lenton said: "I was not looking to break the world record again.
edition.cnn.com /2004/SPORT/football/04/01/swimming.australia   (413 words)

  
 Fuji Xerox Australia - About Us - Article
She equalled Inge de Bruijin’s (just former) world record in the second Semi Final — with Lisbeth Lenton breaking the world record in the first Semi Final.
She was disappointed with her time and 2nd place in the final but still qualified for the Athens team with this place.
Alice came 3rd (just pipped by Lisbeth Lenton) in the 100m freestyle final and will also compete as part of the 4 x 100m freestyle relay team.
www.fujixerox.com.au /articleDetails.do?id=401   (400 words)

  
 Lisbeth Lenton
Vista del nado de Lenton en la semifinal de 100 mariposa de Montreal 2005
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www.todonatacion.com /nadador.php?nadador=Lisbeth-Lenton   (166 words)

  
 German woman sets 100 freestyle record - Other Sports - MSNBC.com
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Germany’s Britta Steffen set a world record in the women’s 100-meter freestyle at the European Swimming Championships on Wednesday, finishing in 53.30 seconds.
She broke the mark of 53.42 by Australia’s Lisbeth Lenton, set at the Commonwealth Games trials on Jan. 31 in Melbourne, Australia.
Steffen looked at the time on the screen above the pool and almost started to cry.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/14153501   (396 words)

  
 8th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) - Shanghai, 2006
Tayliah Zimmer, Jessicah Schipper and Jade Edmistone celebrate as fourth swimmer Lisbeth Lenton (not
Australian swimmers from left, Tayliah Zimmer, Jessicah Schipper and Jade Edmistone celebrate as fourth swimmer Lisbeth Lenton (not seen) swims home to win the women's 4x100 meters Medley Relay final at the FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships in Shanghai, China Friday April 7, 2006.
The team set a new world record time of 3:51.84.
www.fina-shanghai2006.com /en/travel/index.php?action=view&id=66   (88 words)

  
 Lisbeth (Libby) Lenton: Australia's Heart
This is an unofficial fan site for Libby!
I used to search Lisbeth Lenton or Libby Lenton on google and i could nevr find a fan site, Libby has won 10 gold medals in the last month she desevers one!!
I think she is amazing and an AWESOME role model.
www.freewebs.com /australiasheartlibbylenton   (70 words)

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