Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace

Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace

Personal information
Full name	Arianna Fritzallen Vanderpool-Wallace
National team	Bahamas
Born	(1990-03-04) March 4, 1990 (age 34)
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
College team	Auburn University
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the Bahamas World Championships (SC) 2010 Dubai 50 m freestyle Pan American Games 2015 Toronto 50 m freestyle 2007 Rio 4x100 m medley 2015 Toronto 100 m freestyle Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow 50m butterfly Central American and Caribbean Games 2010 Mayagüez 50 m butterfly 2010 Mayagüez 100 m butterfly 2014 Veracruz 50 m freestyle 2014 Veracruz 100 m freestyle 2014 Veracruz 50 m butterfly 2014 Veracruz 100 m butterfly 2010 Mayagüez 50 m freestyle 2010 Mayagüez 100 m freestyle 2006 Cartagena 4x100 m freestyle 2010 Mayagüez 4x200 m freestyle 2010 Mayagüez 4x100 m medley

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.^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[3] She retired from competitive swimming in 2018.^[4]

She is the daughter of Bahamian politician Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace.

International tournaments

• Olympics: 2008, 2012 and 2016
• World Championships: 2009
• Pan American Games: 2007
• Central American & Caribbean Games: 2006 and 2010
• Olympics: 2012
• Commonwealth Games: 2014

Central American & Caribbean Games

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

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.^[5]

Best times

• 50m Freestyle: 24:31
• 100m Freestyle: 53:73^[6]

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (women)

References

1. *Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
2. Vanderpool-Wallace's bio Archived 2012-05-02 at the Wayback Machine from the Auburn Athletics website (auburntigers.com); retrieved 2010-08-01.
3. "Bolles School - Bolles Swimming in the 2012 Olympics". Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
4. "Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace | fina.org - Official FINA website". www.fina.org. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
5. "Glasgow 2014 - Arianna Vanderpool Wallace Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
6. "Swimrankings - VANDERPOOL WALLACE, Arianna". www.swimrankings.net. Retrieved 27 April 2019.

External links

• Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace at World Aquatics
• Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace at Swimrankings.net
• Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace at Olympedia (archive)
• Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace at Olympics.com
• Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)