Lisa

A Memoir – 60 Years of Life, Love & Loss

Lisa Curry, Lisa Curry

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Bolinda/HarperCollins Audio
04 May 2022

Social & cultural anthropology

In 1972, ten-year-old Lisa Curry escaped the heat of a hot and muggy Brisbane day in the local pool when she was spotted by Dawn Fraser's legendary swim coach, Harry Gallagher. Within two years Lisa would be one of the fastest swimmers of her age in the world.

Over the next 23 years, Lisa honed her natural talent with a legendary work ethic and a punishing training ritual of 5am starts. Countless hours of unbroken swimming of up to 60km a week would take Lisa to three Olympic Games: Moscow 1980, Los Angeles 1984 and Barcelona 1992, three Commonwealth Games and two World Championships. By the time Lisa called time on her sporting career, she had become the only Australian to hold Commonwealth and Australian records in every stroke except backstroke, and from 50 to 400 metres, a feat that has not been repeated to this day.

In this funny, heartbreaking but always life-affirming memoir, Lisa Curry reflects on a life well lived and the experiences that shaped her: swimming, family, marriage, divorce and love found again. It is a powerful story of resilience, of highs and lows and of starting out and starting again.

By: Lisa Curry
Read by: Lisa Curry
Imprint: Bolinda/HarperCollins Audio
Country of Publication: Australia
Edition: Simultaneous Release
Dimensions: Height: 134mm, Width: 146mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 239g
ISBN: 9781460743034
ISBN 10: 1460743032
Publication Date: 04 May 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active

Lisa Curry is a triple Olympian and wellness entrepreneur who grew up in Brisbane, Australia. Curry has lived her life in the public eye for four decades – as the golden girl of Australian swimming, to a ‘super mum’ and now a proud grannie. In 1982 she was made a Member of the Order of British Empire (MBE) and was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 1994 in recognition of her swimming achievements. Lisa Curry is a triple Olympian and wellness entrepreneur who grew up in Brisbane, Australia. Curry has lived her life in the public eye for four decades – as the golden girl of Australian swimming, to a ‘super mum’ and now a proud grannie. In 1982 she was made a Member of the Order of British Empire (MBE) and was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 1994 in recognition of her swimming achievements.