Lize-Mari Retief

Lize-Mari Retief

Personal information
Nationality	South Africa
Born	(1986-11-30) 30 November 1986 (age 38) Bloemfontein, South Africa
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Commonwealth Games Melbourne 2006 50 fly All-Africa Games Abuja 2003 50 back Abuja 2003 50 fly Abuja 2003 100 fly Abuja 2003 200 fly Abuja 2003 200 IM Abuja 2003 200 back

Lize-Mari Retief (born 30 November 1986 in Bloemfontein, South Africa) ^[1] is an Olympic and national-record-holding swimmer from South Africa. She swam for South Africa at the 2008 Olympics.

At the 2008 South African Nationals in April, she set 3 South African Records: 50 free, 50 fly and 100 fly.

She has swum for South Africa at the:

• Olympics: 2008
• Commonwealth Games: 2006
• All-Africa Games: 2003

At the 2003 All-Africa Games, she won the most individual medals of any female swimmer: 5 golds and 1 silver. ^[2]

References

1. Retief's entry at www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2011-07-30.
2. (2003) All African Games Roundup & Results by Chaker Belhadj for SwimNews. Published 2003-10-24; retrieved 2011-07-29.