Lisa Curry-Kenny

Lisa Curry Kenny, the winner of 15 gold, 7 silver and 8 bronze International medals, is the only Australian swimmer to have held Commonwealth and Australian records in every stroke except backstroke. She competed in three Olympics; Moscow in 1980, Los Angeles in 1984 and Barcelona in 1992. She is now one of Australia's successful keynote motivational speakers and is a Director of Curry Kenny Group Pty Ltd.

An expert on self-management, Lisa juggles family, sport, business and leisure time to create a lifestyle that is challenging, rewarding, satisfying, sometime stressful, but mostly fun. She says that real success is living your life the way you want it to be, that life is full of opportunities and the direction you take is totally up to you. The Curry Kenny Group of Companies includes property development, aviation, promotional services, personal endorsements and health and fitness books.Over the years her series of health, fitness and motivation books for children and adults have sold nearly 200,000 copies.

Lisa fulfilled another ambition by coaching and competing with her outrigger team, the Riggeroos, to win two World Championships in the 72km Outrigger Canoe race in Hawaii and the first Australian team to do so in the history of the race.Her swimwear company, Hot Curry, won two awards at the prestigious RAQ Fashion Awards, taking out the Swimwear Award as well as the Excellence in Manufacturing Award. Another dream fulfilled.

Lisa was appointed by the Prime Minster John Howard as the Chairman of the National Australia Day Council and the fist woman to be Chairman. A three-time Olympian and commonwealth Games competitor, Lisa continues to train, learn and compete to be ěthe best she can be. Lisa is married to Olympic medallist and Ironman legend, Grant Kenny. They have three children and live on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.