Leigh Habler Explained

Leigh Habler
Birth Name:	Leigh Christine Habler
Birth Date:	29 April 1976
Birth Place:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Leigh Christine Habler (born 29 April 1976),^[1] is an Australian former swimming representative.

Swimming career

At age 11, swimming for the Academy club in Sydney, Habler set two New South Wales records for her age in the 1987 Metropolitan Swimming Championships. She was described as "one of the greatest Olympic prospects for her age for very many years" by coach Forbes Carlile.^[2]

Habler represented Australia at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and placed eighth in the final of the women's 200 m backstroke.^{[3] [4] [5]} She then finished second in the 1992 Australian Short Course Swimming Championships.^[6]

In 1995 Habler competed in the 200 m backstroke event at the World Short Course Championships and finished third.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Leigh HABLER - Olympic Swimming Australia. 2016-06-16. International Olympic Committee. en. 2020-03-14.
2. News: Swim records hailed as world class. 1987-12-07. Canberra Times (ACT : 1926–1995). 2020-03-14. 23.
3. Web site: Leigh Habler Bio, Stats, and Results Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20200114194213/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/leigh-habler-1.html. dead. 2020-01-14. 2020-01-14. 2020-03-14.
4. Web site: Leigh Habler. Australian Olympic Committee. en. 2020-03-14.
5. Web site: Leigh Habler - Olympic Facts and Results. www.olympiandatabase.com. 2020-03-14.
6. News: Champion teens make their mark as future Olympians. 1992-09-28. Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 2020-03-14. 27.
7. Web site: Swimming - Leigh Habler (Australia). www.the-sports.org. 2020-03-14.