Lisa Forrest

Lisa Marie 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.

Sporting career Forrest trained with prominent coach Forbes Carlile and later with Terry Gathercole.

Commonwealth Games

1978 silver medal, 200 m backstroke, 1978 Commonwealth Games, Edmonton

Writing

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; and in 2004 Meg Banana, an illustrated novel. In 2008 she published Boycott, a factual work of the story behind Australia's involvement in the 1980 Moscow Olympics. In 2013 she published Inheritance, another fictional work.

Honours

Forrest received an Australian Sports Medal on 30 July 2000.

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

Personal life

She is married to Jesse Todd and has one son.