The Australian Women's Register

Summary

Livingstone retired from competitive swimming in 1996 after representing Australia in three Summer Olympics, moving to a career as a television sports reporter, media presenter and sports administrator, including being elected to the boards of Swimming Australia, the Australian Sports Drugs Agency and the Australian Olympic Committee. She was appointed chief executive officer of the Victorian Institute of Sport in September 2024. Following her mother’s death from ovarian cancer in 2001, Livingstone started the organisation Ovarian Cancer Australia.

Livingstone was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 1997 for service to swimming as a representative at state, national and international levels.  She was inducted onto the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2006 and appointed an  Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in June 2025 for distinguished service to sports development and administration, to the promotion of women in sport, and to community health.

Events

• 1988

  Competed at Seoul

• 1990

  Swimming – 100m Backstroke, 4 x 100m Medley Relay

• 1992

  Swimming – 200m Backstroke

• 1994

  Swimming – 100m and 200m Backstroke; 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay; 4 x 100m Medley Relay

• 1996

  Swimming – 4 x 100m Medley relay

• 1996

  Swimming – 4 x 200m Freestyle relay

• 2006

  Inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women