Lize-Mari Retief

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.

Lize-Mari Retief

Personal information
Nationality	South Africa
Born	(1986-11-30) 30 November 1986 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

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.