Nicole Livingstone OAM OLY - Olympic Swimmer, AFL GENERAL MANAGER OF Women's Football Host/Commentator
MC/Guest Speaker and much more....
After dreaming of being an Olympic swimmer as a child, Nicole Livingstone went on to represent Australia at three Olympics. One of Australia's greatest Backstrokers, she was a member of the Australian swimming team for twelve consecutive years from 1985 - 1996.
She holds the longest winning sequence of any Australian swimmer in history at the national titles, winning ten consecutive 100m Backstroke titles between 1987 and 1996.
Nicole’s career achievements include a silver medal and two bronze medals from three Olympic appearances; six gold, two silver and a bronze from three Commonwealth Games and competing in six Pan Pacific Championships winning four gold, seven silver and three bronze medals. She also broke a world record in the 200m backstroke (short course) in 1992.
Nicole retired from competitive swimming in 1996 and began what has been a stellar career in media. Firstly with the Nine Network, in a variety of roles; from the host’s chair of their flagship sports programs Wide World of Sports and Sports Saturday, to hosting the Commonwealth Games and as an expert commentator/host with Nine’s Logie award winning swimming and surf life saving coverage.
Nicole worked along side some of the legends of Australian TV including Max Walker, Eddie McGuire, Ken Sutcliffe and Ray Warren, and even held her own alongside comedian and armchair sportsman, Mick Molloy on weekly sports program “Any Given Sunday”.
Nicole was recruited by Network Ten Sport in 2009, as a host and commentator on their swimming and surf lifesaving
broadcasts. Along with Sports Tonight and evening sports news presenting duties, she has also been a regular on ‘The Project’.
'Tokyo 2021' saw Nicole participate in her 9th Summer Olympic Games, firstly as an athlete and more recently as a broadcaster for the IOC's broadcast arm, Olympic Broadcast Service. Rounding it out to the 'perfect 10' in games appearances, Livingstone also hosted the 2010 Sochi Winter Olympics for Network Ten.
Nicole has also made her mark in the business of sport. Since 2017, Nicole has been at the helm of Women's Football as the AFL's General Manager of Women's Football, overseeing the incredible growth in participation which now boasts close to 600,000 women and girls playing Australia's indigenous football game. With the jewel in the women's sporting crown, the AFLW, now a thriving elite competition featuring all 18 AFL Clubs and 540 players.
At home in the board room as well, Nicole has previously held board positions with Ovarian Cancer Australia, ASADA, the Victorian Institute of Sport, VicHealth, Sport Australia Hall of Fame, the Australian Olympic Committee and Swimming Australia.
She is also kept busy as a mother of twins, Ella and Joshua, born in 2002 and Robinson in 2007.
After dreaming of being an Olympic swimmer as a child, Nicole Livingstone went on to represent Australia at three Olympics. One of Australia's greatest Backstrokers, she was a member of the Australian swimming team for twelve consecutive years from 1985 - 1996.
She holds the longest winning sequence of any Australian swimmer in history at the national titles, winning ten consecutive 100m Backstroke titles between 1987 and 1996.
Nicole’s career achievements include a silver medal and two bronze medals from three Olympic appearances; six gold, two silver and a bronze from three Commonwealth Games and competing in six Pan Pacific Championships winning four gold, seven silver and three bronze medals. She also broke a world record in the 200m backstroke (short course) in 1992.
Nicole retired from competitive swimming in 1996 and began what has been a stellar career in media. Firstly with the Nine Network, in a variety of roles; from the host’s chair of their flagship sports programs Wide World of Sports and Sports Saturday, to hosting the Commonwealth Games and as an expert commentator/host with Nine’s Logie award winning swimming and surf life saving coverage.
Nicole worked along side some of the legends of Australian TV including Max Walker, Eddie McGuire, Ken Sutcliffe and Ray Warren, and even held her own alongside comedian and armchair sportsman, Mick Molloy on weekly sports program “Any Given Sunday”.
Nicole was recruited by Network Ten Sport in 2009, as a host and commentator on their swimming and surf lifesaving
broadcasts. Along with Sports Tonight and evening sports news presenting duties, she has also been a regular on ‘The Project’.
'Tokyo 2021' saw Nicole participate in her 9th Summer Olympic Games, firstly as an athlete and more recently as a broadcaster for the IOC's broadcast arm, Olympic Broadcast Service. Rounding it out to the 'perfect 10' in games appearances, Livingstone also hosted the 2010 Sochi Winter Olympics for Network Ten.
Nicole has also made her mark in the business of sport. Since 2017, Nicole has been at the helm of Women's Football as the AFL's General Manager of Women's Football, overseeing the incredible growth in participation which now boasts close to 600,000 women and girls playing Australia's indigenous football game. With the jewel in the women's sporting crown, the AFLW, now a thriving elite competition featuring all 18 AFL Clubs and 540 players.
At home in the board room as well, Nicole has previously held board positions with Ovarian Cancer Australia, ASADA, the Victorian Institute of Sport, VicHealth, Sport Australia Hall of Fame, the Australian Olympic Committee and Swimming Australia.
She is also kept busy as a mother of twins, Ella and Joshua, born in 2002 and Robinson in 2007.
