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Bahamian swimmer (born 1990)
Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace
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Full name
| Arianna Fritzallen Vanderpool-Wallace
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National team
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Bahamas
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Born
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1990-03-04
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March 4, 1990
(age 34)
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Height
| 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
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Weight
| 61 kg (134 lb)
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Sport
| Swimming
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Strokes
| Freestyle
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College team
| Auburn University
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Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace
(born March 4, 1990) is a competitive
swimmer
and
national record
-holder from the
Bahamas
who has represented her country in international championships, including the Olympics, FINA world championships, and Pan American Games.
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She swam for the Bahamas at the
2008 Olympics
and was the first Bahamian ever to make the final of their event. She attended
Auburn University
in the United States, where she swam for the
Auburn Tigers swimming and diving
team in collegiate competition.
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At the
2007 Pan American Games
she was part of the bronze medal winning women's 4 × 100 m medley relay alongside
Alicia Lightbourne
,
Nikia Deveaux
and
Alana Dillette
. She is a graduate of swimming powerhouse
The Bolles School
.
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She retired from competitive swimming in 2018.
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She is the daughter of Bahamian politician
Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace
.
International tournaments
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Central American & Caribbean Games
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Vanderpool-Wallace won four gold medals at the 2010 games, in Women's 50 and 100m Freestyle and 50 and 100m Butterfly. She also set
games records
of 54.87 for the 100m Freestyle and 26.46 for the 50m Butterfly.
Commonwealth Games 2014
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Vanderpool-Wallace was the flag bearer for her nation at the opening ceremony. She competed in three events: Women's 50m Freestyle, Women's 50m Butterfly and Women's 100m Freestyle. She won a silver medal in the 50m Butterfly with a time of 25.53, finished 4th in the 50m Freestyle with a time of 24.34 - a personal best - and fifth in the 100m Freestyle with 54.37.
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Best times
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- 50m Freestyle: 24:31
- 100m Freestyle: 53:73
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