Lesley Bush, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Lesley Bush

diver

Date of Birth: 17-Sep-1947

Place of Birth: Orange, New Jersey, United States

Profession: competitive diver

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Lesley Bush

  • Lesley Leigh Bush (born September 17, 1947) is an American diver and Olympic champion.
  • She represented the USA at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where she received a gold medal in Platform Diving.
  • Lesley performed with the 1968 Olympic diving team as well. A resident of Princeton, New Jersey, Bush attended Princeton High School, which didn't have any diving facilities.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 is divorced.
  • 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. Now retired, she was recently a science teacher at Thomas R.
  • Grover Middle School in West Windsor, New Jersey.

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