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Leisel Jones Talks Winning Gold And Feeling Nothing

Sitting down with Sarah Grynberg is former Olympic swimmer Leisel Jones, OAM, regarded as one of the world’s greatest-ever Australian female competition swimmers. With a career spanning seven World Championships titles, nine Olympic medals, 10 Commonwealth Games gold medals, Leisel is no stranger to excellence.

In this in-depth conversation, Sarah and Leisel sit down to discuss life beyond the glory of the pool: the importance of exercise for a healthy mind.

“It didn’t live up to the expectation. I thought I would like myself more and I didn’t”.

Have a listen below:

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