Johanna Griggs

Johanna Griggs (born October 1973) is a former swimmer and current television presenter from Australia. Griggs represented Australia at the Auckland Commonwealth Games winning a bronze medal in the 100m backstroke but her career was cut short after a lengthy battle with chronic fatigue syndrome.

Griggs was the first guest on the long-running ABC programme Live and Sweaty. As part of the programme, sporting guests were asked to donate various body parts to the "Sporting Hall of Fame". Griggs donated her appendix.

Griggs, who was previously married to actor Gary Sweet, has two sons. Griggs who has built a solid career in media was a regular panelist on Network Ten program, "Beauty and the Beast" before she joined Seven Network. At Seven, Griggs has hosted "Auction Squad" and "House Calls to the Rescue" and participated in the Australian Open coverage, and was the first Australian woman to solely host an Olympics' coverage when she covered the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. [cite web | url = http://www.saxton.com.au/default.asp?sd8=2857 | title = Johanna Griggs | publisher = Saxton Speaking Bureau | accessdate = 2007-01-03]

Griggs formerly hosted "Sportsworld" with Matthew White on a Sunday morning and has replaced Noni Hazlehurst as host of the long running program "Better Homes and Gardens".

On 25 November 2006, Griggs married building foreman Todd Huggins, 33, in a private ceremony at their home in Collaroy Plateau, Sydney. [cite news | title=Johanna Griggs hitched| date= 2006 |accessdate = 2007-01-03 | publisher=The Herald Sun | url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20832186-5006022,00.html]

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