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Alicia Jayne Coutts, (born 14 September 1987) is an Australian competitive medley, butterfly and freestyle swimmer. She represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2010 Commonwealth Games (New Delhi). She was a Swimming Australia National Training Centre scholarship holder and was coached by John Fowlie. Her haul of five medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics matches fellow Australians Ian Thorpe and Shane Gould in one single Olympics, and trails only Emma McKeon’s seven.
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, she won the 100-metre butterfly, 100-metre freestyle, 200-metre individual medley, as well as contributing to the 4×100-metre freestyle relay and 4×100-metre medley relay, bringing her total haul to 5 gold medals. She carried the Australian flag at the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony.Clark, Laine; Cratchley, Drew (15 October 2010) " Aussies Party as Games end", The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 October 2010. She was named the Telstra Australian Swimmer of the Year for 2010.
At the 2011 Australian Championships which doubled as the World Championship Trials, seeking to pick up her first national title. On night two, she doubled up, taking the 100-metre butterfly by a clear margin, as well as the 200-metre individual medley, beating Olympic champion Stephanie Rice by approximately an arm's length. She took 6th place in the 200-metre freestyle. On night six, she took gold in the 100-metre freestyle, winning by a clear margin over Yolane Kukla. In June, she took 3 gold at the Barcelona leg of the Mare Nostrum Series, downing the meet record of the 100-metre butterfly as well as the 200-metre individual medley in a personal best time.
At the 2012 Olympic Trials, she won the 100-metre butterfly holding off Jessicah Schipper down the stretch and stopping Libby Trickett's attempt to defend her Olympic title in that event. She took silver in the 200-metre medley, booking another individual spot. She later placed in the top 6 in the 100-metre freestyle, gaining a spot on the 4×100-metre freestyle relay. On the final night she collected silver in the 4×100-metre medley relay.
At the 2013 Australian Championships (which doubled as the qualifiers for 2013 World Aquatics Championships), Coutts won gold the 50 and 100-metre butterfly and the 200-metre individual medley, silver in the 50-metre backstroke and bronze in the 50-metre breastroke and 100-metre freestyle.
| { class="wikitable" ! colspan="5" | Long Course | |
| Event | Time | Meet |
| 24.95 | 2013 Australian Championships | |
| 53.78 | 2011 World Championships | |
| 1:57.72 | 2011 Australian Championships | |
| 56.85 | 2012 Olympics | |
| 2:08:15 | 2012 Olympics |
| Event | Time | - | Meet |
| 53.42 | 2013 Australian SC Championships | ||
| 1:57.72 | 2010 Australian SC Championships | ||
| 55.30 | CR | 2013 FINA Swimming World Cup | |
| 57.53 | CR | 2013 FINA Swimming World Cup | |
| 2:05.63 | CR | 2013 FINA Swimming World Cup |
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