Nicole Livingstone OAM

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Former swimming champion and broadcaster

Nicole Livingstone is one Australia's all time swimming greats.  She was just fourteen when her 12 year international career kicked off with a place as a member of the Australian swimming team at the 1985 Pan Pacific Championships.

Two years later, in 1987, she began the longest winning sequence of any Australian swimmer at the national titles, winning ten consecutive 100m backstroke titles between 1987 and 1996.

Following her retirement from the pool, Nicole pursued a media career which has seen her hosting several shows including Wide World of Sport and Sports Saturday.

She is also a sought after speaker with natural talent as Master of Ceremonies or as a keynote speaker. 

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Nicole Livingstone's career achievements speak for themselves.  She has won an impressive number of medals at three Olympic Games, three Commonwealth Games and six Pan Pacific Championships.  In 1992, Nicole broke a world record in the 200m backstroke (short course).

Outside the pool, Nicole has been prominent in sports administration. She represented her fellow athletes during the Sydney 2000 bid, was appointed to the Australian Olympic Committee Athletes Commission from 1992 - 2000 and was the inaugural Chairperson of the AIS Athletes Commission. She was appointed as a member of the Australian Swimming Inc's Strategy and Development Committee.

An expert commentator and host, Nicole Livingstone was appointed to Channel Ten's sports channel ONE HD and Thursday Night Live. She also received an appointment on the board of the State Centre Trust and Chair the Victorian Government's Community Advisory Committee for Positive Body Image.

A great ambassador for Australian sport, Nicole has received many awards during her career outside of the pool. These include the Medal of the Order of Australia in June 1997, the Australian Sports Medal in July 2000 and in 2006, induction into the Victorian Women's Honour Roll.

Nicole Livingstone talks about:

Nicole covers an array of topics in her talks, some of which include the importance of teamwork, the role a great leader plays and also amazing tales form her Olympic days of competition.

Client testimonials

Built rapport really well with the Team. Very open & warm. Spoken from the heart.

National Australia Bank

Nicole was a perfect choice for our event, the Yarra Valley Water Safety Fun Days. Her passion for safety in the water really shone though, due to her experience as a mum to twins and as a professional swimmer. Nicole presented herself extremely well, and this was commented on by numerous attendees at our launch.

Yarra Valley Water

Nicole had the audience eating out of the palms of her hands. She was engaging, witty, down to earth, and absolutely entertaining.

PWC Services

Nicole was a great speaker - she was very interesting and very inspirational. We received very good feedback from our clients who attended this event. It was great that Nicole was willing to share with us such personal information about her life.

Middletons Lawyers

Excellent. Nicole was a pleasure to work with. She is very friendly, open and passionate and really held the attention of the audience. Nicole got fully involved in the evening and mingled with guests after the awards were over.

Fairfax Community Newspapers

Nicole was fantastic. She fitted right in, spoke to guests and made everyone feel special. What an amazing person who fits into all situations with all people. Nicole was more than an MC she was like a guest with a story.

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