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Hayley Lewis (OAM)

Hayley Lewis in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Hayley Jane Lewis
National team	Australia
Born	( 1974-03-02 ) 2 March 1974 (age 50) Brisbane , Queensland , Australia
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle , butterfly , medley
Club	Commercial Swim Club
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Australia Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona 800 m freestyle 1996 Atlanta, Sydney 2000 1992 Barcelona 400 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 1991 Perth 200 m freestyle 1991 Perth 400 m freestyle 1991 Perth 400 m medley 1994 Rome 800 m freestyle 1991 Perth 200 m butterfly 2001 Fukuoka 5 km open water Pan Pacific Championships 1993 Kobe 1500 m freestyle 1995 Atlanta 800 m freestyle 1993 Kobe 800 m freestyle 1993 Kobe 4×200 m freestyle 1995 Atlanta 1500 m freestyle 1995 Atlanta 4×200 m freestyle 1993 Kobe 400 m medley 1995 Atlanta 400 m freestyle Commonwealth Games 1990 Auckland 200 m freestyle {{{2}}} 1990 Auckland 400 m freestyle {{{2}}} 1990 Auckland 200 m butterfly {{{2}}} 1990 Auckland 400 m medley {{{2}}} 1990 Auckland 4×200 m freestyle {{{2}}} 1994 Victoria 400 m freestyle 1994 Victoria 4×200 m freestyle 1994 Victoria 800 m freestyle 1994 Victoria 200 m butterfly 1990 Auckland 200 m medley 1994 Victoria 400 m medley

Hayley Jane Lewis , OAM ^[1] (born 2 March 1974), is an Australian former competitive swimmer best known for winning five gold medals and one bronze medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games as a 15-year-old.

Lewis is a former host of The Biggest Loser .

Early life [ edit ]

Lewis was born in Brisbane, Queensland , Australia. She attended Brisbane State High School , graduating in 1991. During her final year, she captained the Girls Swimming Team. ^[2]

Sporting career [ edit ]

In 1990, at only 15, Hayley became a household name winning five gold medals at the Commonwealth Games. Lewis's 1990 Commonwealth Games gold medals were in the 200-metre freestyle, the 400-metre freestyle, the 200-metre butterfly , 400-metre individual medley and the 4×200-metre freestyle relay. She also won a bronze in the 200-metre individual medley. ^[3]

At the 1991 World Championships in Perth she won gold in the 200-metre freestyle, silver in the 400-metre freestyle, silver in the 400-metre individual medley, and bronze in the 200-metre butterfly.

For the rest of her career, Lewis focused on the 800-metre freestyle, in which her best Olympic result was a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics and a silver at the 1994 Rome World Championships. She also won a bronze medal in the 400-metre freestyle in Barcelona. At the 2001 World Aquatics Championships , Lewis won a bronze medal in the 5-kilometre open water competition. She had planned to attempt to qualify for the 10-kilometre open water event at the 2004 Summer Olympics , but this event was removed from the competition. She competed at three Olympics.

Post swimming career [ edit ]

Lewis is a previous host of the Australian version of The Biggest Loser between 2010 and 2014. She started the first swimming centre based inside a major shopping centre within Australia in 2002 at Westfield Carindale in Brisbane. ^{[ citation needed ]}

In September 2010, Westfield's redevelopment plans saw Lewis's pool demolished. She now owns a gift and homewares store in Brisbane, Coming Up Roses. ^{[ citation needed ]}

In April 2011, Random House published Hayley's first business book, Dream Believe Create . She married her childhood sweetheart, Greg Taylor, in 1997 and they have two sons, Jacob and Kai. ^{[ citation needed ]}

She is also a regular contributor to entertainment and lifestyle website Live4. ^[4]

Honours [ edit ]