Gail Rizzo
| Personal information | |
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| National team | Malta |
| Born | 2 February 1979 |
| Occupation | Swimming coach |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
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Gail Rizzo (born 2 February 1979) is a Maltese former swimmer and current swimming coach who represented Malta at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.[1]
Career
[edit]At the 1996 Summer Olympic Games Rizzo finished 50th out of 55 competitors in the women's 50m freestyle in a time of 28.43 seconds, 48th and last in the women's 100m freestyle with a time of 1:02.19 and 33rd out of 36 in the women's 100m backstroke with a time of 1:07.61.[2]
Rizzo set a national record of 2:25.66 in the 200m backstroke in May 1997. The record lasted until 2019.[3]
She later became head coach of Neptunes WPSC.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gail Rizzo". olympic.org. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Gail Rizzo". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ Azzopardi, Rita. "Swimming: New national record in 200m Backstroke Final". independent.com.mt. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Neptunes Swimmers take part in German International Christmas Swim Meet in Berlin". independent.com.mt. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
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