Hayley Jane Lewis, OAM (born 2 March 1974), is an Australian former competitive swimmer best known for winning five gold medals and one bronze medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games as a 15-year-old.
Lewis is a former host of The Biggest Loser.
Lewis was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
1990
In 1990, at only 15, Hayley became a household name winning five gold medals at the Commonwealth Games.
Lewis's 1990 Commonwealth Games gold medals were in the 200-metre freestyle, the 400-metre freestyle, the 200-metre butterfly, 400-metre individual medley and the 4×200-metre freestyle relay.
She also won a bronze in the 200-metre individual medley.
1991
She attended Brisbane State High School, graduating in 1991.
During her final year, she captained the Girls Swimming Team.
At the 1991 World Championships in Perth she won gold in the 200-metre freestyle, silver in the 400-metre freestyle, silver in the 400-metre individual medley, and bronze in the 200-metre butterfly.
1992
For the rest of her career, Lewis focused on the 800-metre freestyle, in which her best Olympic result was a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics and a silver at the 1994 Rome World Championships.
She also won a bronze medal in the 400-metre freestyle in Barcelona.
1997
She married her childhood sweetheart, Greg Taylor, in 1997 and they have two sons, Jacob and Kai.
She is also a regular contributor to entertainment and lifestyle website Live4.
Lewis was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1997.
2000
She received an Australian Sports Medal in 2000 and a Medal of the Order of Australia in 2003.
2001
At the 2001 World Aquatics Championships, Lewis won a bronze medal in the 5-kilometre open water competition.
2002
She started the first swimming centre based inside a major shopping centre within Australia in 2002 at Westfield Carindale in Brisbane.
2004
She had planned to attempt to qualify for the 10-kilometre open water event at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but this event was removed from the competition.
She competed at three Olympics.
2010
Lewis is a previous host of the Australian version of The Biggest Loser between 2010 and 2014.
In September 2010, Westfield's redevelopment plans saw Lewis's pool demolished.
She now owns a gift and homewares store in Brisbane, Coming Up Roses.
2011
In April 2011, Random House published Hayley's first business book, Dream Believe Create.
