Editing Leisel Jones (section)

==Personal==
While at [[Southern Cross Catholic College]], Jones used to train at the [[Redcliffe City, Queensland|Redcliffe]] club in [[Scarborough, Queensland]], and was coached by [[Ken Wood (coach)|Ken Wood]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/olympics/athletes/jones.htm|title=Leisel Jones|publisher=[[ABC Online]]|access-date=9 March 2003}}</ref> Her training partners included fellow Australian team members, [[Geoff Huegill]] and [[Jessicah Schipper]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/swimming/schipper-stings-like-a-bee/2007/08/11/1186530680181.html |publisher=Sydney Morning Herald |title=Schipper stings like a bee |access-date=10 March 2009 | date=12 August 2007}}</ref> After her disappointing campaign in Athens, Jones moved to train at the Fortitude Valley Pool in Brisbane, Australia, alongside [[Libby Trickett|Libby Lenton]], under Swiss-born coach [[Stephan Widmar]] at the [[Commercial Swimming Club]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/Displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/sports/2006/March/sports_March502.xml&section=sports&subsection=commonwealthgames |title=Leisel Jones breaks her own record |publisher=Khaleej Times |access-date=10 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804152703/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/Displayarticle.asp?xfile=data%2Fsports%2F2006%2FMarch%2Fsports_March502.xml&section=sports&subsection=commonwealthgames |archive-date=4 August 2009  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/8790.asp |title=Lethal Leisel Throws Down A Global Challenge |publisher=Swimming World Magazine |access-date=10 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213175417/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/8790.asp |archive-date=13 February 2012  }}</ref>  Following the move, Jones began to speak openly about the [[Depression (mood)|depression]] and self-esteem issues that had plagued her following her being thrust into the spotlight at such a young age.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/liesel-jones-brats-not-the-real-me/2006/02/25/1140670299809.html |publisher=Sydney Morning Herald |title=Leisel Jones: brat's not the real me |access-date=9 March 2009 | date=26 February 2006}}</ref>  The successes that followed endeared her to an Australian public that had been critical of her attitude following her failure to capture individual gold in Athens.  Some, including  [[Dawn Fraser]], believed Jones had acted immaturely and ungratefully, particularly in her indifferent displays of emotion during post-race interviews and medal ceremonies.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/beijing_olympics/story/0,27313,24169518-5014197,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804170755/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/beijing_olympics/story/0,27313,24169518-5014197,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 August 2009 |title=Finally Leisel Jones wins individual Olympic gold |publisher=The Australian |access-date=10 March 2009}}</ref>

In 2009, Jones became the new face of the [[World Animal Protection]] Australia & New Zealand anti-whaling campaign.<ref>{{cite news |author=World Animal Protection |title=Leisel Jones speaks out about whaling cruelty |work=World Animal Protection |date=1 April 2009 |url=http://www.leiseljones.com/ |access-date=17 April 2006 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012143810/http://www.leiseljones.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Jones confirmed her retirement from swimming in November 2012. She planned to begin a university degree in [[psychology]] in 2013.<ref name="Retires ABC">{{cite news |title=Leisel retires from the pool|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-16/leisel-retires-from-the-pool/4376100 |access-date=16 November 2012 |newspaper=ABC News |date=16 November 2012}}</ref>

In 2015, Jones published an autobiography titled ''Body Lengths''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Jones |first1=Leisel |title=Body lengths |date=2015 |publisher=Nero |location=Melbourne |isbn=978-1-86395-726-7 |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/193377493?q&versionId=211761886}}</ref>