Editing Leisel Jones (section)

===2008 Olympics===
[[File:2008 Australian Olympic team Leisel Jones - Sarah Ewart.jpg|thumb|right|Jones in 2008]]
Jones won gold at the [[2008 Beijing Olympics]] in 100-metre breaststroke, touching the line a full body length ahead of her rival. Her time of 1:05.17 was 1.66 seconds faster than the American silver medalist [[Rebecca Soni]].  While she was the favourite to win in the 200-metre  breaststroke, she was beaten by Soni, who won gold in world record time. Jones took the silver.  She also won a gold medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay, with the Australian team breaking the previous world record by three seconds.{{citation needed|date=March 2012}}

Jones was awarded the Telstra Swimmer Of The Year award as part of the year's international all-star team, in Sydney in October 2008.<ref>{{cite news |author=Daily Telegraph |title=Leisel Jones leaves Swimmer of the Year Awards trophy in back of taxi |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=30 October 2008 |url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24573702-5012964,00.html |access-date=30 October 2008 |archive-date=18 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318103807/http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24573702-5012964,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

At the [[2009 FINA Swimming World Cup|World Cup]] meeting at Berlin, Germany, Jones set world records in the 100- and 200-metre breaststroke (short course).  Jones had a low-key year and opted out of the [[2009 World Aquatics Championships|2009 World Championships]].