Powerhouse: Libby Trickett's career tally includes four Olympic gold medals over three Games Athens, Beijing and London. Picture: Brett Costello Source: The Daily Telegraph
Four-time Olympic gold medallist Libby Trickett has retired for the second but final time.
The triple Olympian announced her departure from the pool on national television tonight, succumbing to a painful wrist injury that has simply refused to heal.
Trickett had wanted to swim through to the 2016 Rio Olympics, but at 28 she has ended her stellar career knowing her body is unable to match the desire of her mind.
"There will always be a tinge of sadness to leave the sport that I love, but I have wonderful memories and experiences to draw upon in the future," Trickett said.
"I feel at peace with my decision and most importantly I feel that I am finally ready to take on the next adventure in my life."
One of the most decorated female swimmers of the modern era, Trickett was a member of the women's gold medal winning 4x100m freestyle relay team at the London Olympics last year.
Her career tally includes four Olympic gold medals over three Games – Athens, Beijing and London - and a total of 17 gold overall, across four World Championships and one Commonwealth Games.
The Queenslander broke multiple world records in her career and after a brief retirement in 2009, she returned to the pool a year later and finally swam her way onto a third Olympic team in 2012.
"I'm so grateful to swimming for all that it has given me in my life. Not only have I been able to travel the world, training and competing, making some wonderful friends, but I've also had the opportunity to work with some of the best people in their field which I feel very lucky to have done so," she said.
Swimming Australia Director of High Performance Michael Scott said Trickett's contribution to the Australian Swim team over the years has been outstanding.
"Libby's legacy and success at both a national and international level, as well as her dedication to the sport is something the next generation of swimmers can aspire to," Scott said.
Trickett will now switch focus on the next chapter of her life with her family and to pursue a career in the media with Network Ten as a mentor on new program Australia's Greatest Athlete which begins production in September.
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