Lesley Bush

Lesley Leigh Bush (born September 17, 1947 in Orange, New Jersey) is a diver from the United States and Olympic champion. She represented the USA at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where she received a gold medal in Platform Diving. [http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=16&sp=DIV "1964 Summer Olympics – Tokyo, Japan – Diving"] "databaseOlympics.com" (Retrieved on April 18, 2008)]

Bush was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1986. She received a Silver Anniversary Award from the National Collegiate Athletic Association as part of the Class of 1995.

Bush was married to Olympic swimmer Charles Hickcox, but divorced him. She is the sister of 1972 Olympic diver David Bush. She was later married to fellow high school teacher, David Makepeace, while living in the Florida Keys during the 80's. She was then teaching high school biology class at Coral Shores High School on Plantation Key.

She currently teaches middle school science in the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District in Princeton, New Jersey.

References

* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bu/lesley-bush-1.html sports-reference]