Journal – Week 4 – Lisa Curry Kenny
I have always been inspired by Lisa Curry Kenny, she juggles her own sporting commitments with those of her 3 children and her husband Grant. In 1984 when she was at the peak of her swimming career I was lucky enough to hear her speak at a BBQ Luncheon in Yulara, NT.
Lisa was born in Brisbane, to Roy and Pat Curry and by the age of 12 was one of the fastest swimmers of her age in the world. Her coach was Harry Gallagher and Lisa is the only swimmer to have held Commonwealth and Australian records in every event bar back stroke.
She competed in three Olympics, Moscow in 1980, Los Angeles in 1984 and Barcelona in 1992. She is the winner of 15 gold, 7 silver and 8 bronze International medals.
She also personally endorses the women’s health product 30plus, which is a wonderful herbal product that helps with stress, pms, anxiety, mood fluctuations. For someone with her profile to come out in the media and say yes raising kids, running a business and trying to keep a marriage going is hard work, was very refreshing.
Lisa was appointed by the Prime Minister John Howard as the Chairman of the National Australia Day Council and is the first woman to be the Chairman.
Over the years since her retirement from swimming Lisa has brought out a large range of nutritional and self–help books which have sold over 200,000 copies. One quote I have read numerous times in her books is “Be the best you can be”.
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Hi Vicki
I also admire women like Lisa Curry-Kenny who have achieved great things in their sport and then have gone on to do inspire other women to be the best they can be. I guess she connects with ordinary family women because she is married with children of her own and acknowledges that juggling all of those responsibilities is not easy. I should add her to my list of 50 women.
Karen
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