Lisa Forrest

Lisa Forrest (born 9 March 1964) is an Australian Commonwealth Games dual gold medalist in swimming. After retiring from competitive swimming she was a sports commentator, actor, reporter, writer, and media personality. Forrest appeared on the television talk show Beauty and the Beast and numerous other television shows and is a 'celebrity' speaker. Lisa is managed by Wall Media media management.

Forrest trained with prominent coach Forbes Carlisle and later with Terry Gathercole.

Commonwealth Games

1978 Silver medal, 200 m Backstroke 1978 Commonwealth Games Edmonton

1982 Gold medal, 100 m Backstroke 1982 Commonwealth Games Brisbane

1982 Gold medal, 200 m Backstroke 1982 Commonwealth Games Brisbane

Olympic Games

At age 16 Forrest was the captain of the Australian swimming team at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

She was a finalist in the Women's 4x100-metre medley relay in Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Forrest released her first novel, Making The Most Of It in 2000. A work of fiction, it deals with the sport related problems of: eating disorders, drugs, being a sporting celebrity, failure, self-esteem, and relationships. It was added to the recommended reading list for Years 7-10 by the NSW Board of Studies. She continued with fictional works; in 2002 djmAx, in 2004 Meg Banana, an illustrated novel; in 2008 Boycott, a factual work of the story behind Australia’s involvement in the 1980 Moscow Olympics, and in 2013 Inheritance, another fictional work.

Forrest received an Australian Sports Medal on 30 July 2000.

In 2001 she was inducted into the Northern Beaches Sporting Hall of Fame.