Vivienne Rignall
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Vivienne Maria Rignall |
| National team |
 New Zealand |
| Born |
10 January 1973 Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
Vivienne Maria Rignall (born 10 January 1973) is a New Zealand former swimmer, who specialised in sprint freestyle events.[1] Rignall represented New Zealand, as a 27-year-old, at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and eventually, at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, where she became a sixth-place finalist in the 50 m freestyle. She also holds a dual residency status to compete internationally for her parents' homeland.
Rignall competed only in the women's 50 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She achieved a FINA A-standard of 25.85, a national record, from the German Championships in Berlin.[2][3] Rignall shared a ninth seed with Sweden's Anna-Karin Kammerling in the semifinals at 25.61, but missed a spot for the top 8 final by 12-hundredths of a second.[4] Earlier in the prelims, she posted fourth-seeded time and a New Zealand record of 25.52 from the final of ten heats, pulling herself off with a seventh-place finish.[5][6]
At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, Rignall failed to attain a single medal for New Zealand in the 50 m freestyle, finishing sixth with a time of 26.02.[7]
References
- ↑ "Vivienne Rignall". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 10)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming: Rignall powers to two more national records". New Zealand Herald. 21 June 2000. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ↑ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Semifinal 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 162. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming: Record effort from Rignall". New Zealand Herald. 22 September 2000. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ↑ Whitten, Phillip (22 September 2000). "Olympic Day 7 Prelims (50 Free, 1500 Free, 400 Medley Relay)". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ↑ Whitten, Phillip (3 August 2002). "Welsh Wins 100 Back at Commonwealth Games, Stymies Thorpe's Bid for 7 Gold: Norris Wins Third Gold". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 14 June 2013.