Dominique Diezi
Personal information | |
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Full name | Dominique Lorraine Diezi |
National team | Zurich, Switzerland |
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle |
Club | SC Uster Wallisellen |
College team | Northwestern University (U.S.) |
Dominique Lorraine Diezi (born 14 July 1977) is a Swiss former swimmer who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] She is a two-time Olympian (1996 and 2004), a 32-time Swiss national champion, a multiple-time record holder in sprint freestyle (50 and 100 m), and a member of Switzerland's national swimming team (1992–2004). She also earned multiple All-American honors while studying in the United States.[2]
Diezi made her first Swiss team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where she finished thirty-second overall in the 50 m freestyle. She edged out Panama's Eileen Coparropa to lead the third heat by a tenth of a second (0.10) in 26.57.[3] As a member of the Swiss relay team, she also placed seventeenth in the 4×100 m freestyle (3:53.30), and sixteenth in the 4×200 m freestyle (8:21.55).[4][5]
Diezi sought her comeback at the
Diezi was also a varsity swimmer for the
In 2011, Diezi was named women's assistant coach for the Yale Bulldogs swimming and diving team at Yale University.[2]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dominique Diezi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ Swimming World Magazine. 13 July 2011. Archived from the originalon 2 May 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 36. Archived from the original(PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 51. Archived from the original(PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 52. Archived from the original(PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "2003 FINA World Championships (Barcelona, Spain) – Women's 100m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the originalon 28 December 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the originalon 28 December 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the originalon 3 February 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ Liechti, Lorenz (4 October 2006). "Rücktritt von Dominique Diezi" [Dominique Diezi resigned] (in German). Swiss Swimming Federation. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
External links
- Player Bio – Northwestern University Archived 2000-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Player Bio – SMU Mustangs Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine