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Maltese swimmer and coach
Gail Rizzo
Personal information
National teamMalta
Born (1979-02-02) 2 February 1979 (age 45)
OccupationSwimming coach
Sport
SportSwimming
Events
  • 50m freestyle
  • 100m freestyle
  • 100m backstroke
  • 200m backstroke

Gail Rizzo (born 2 February 1979) is a Maltese former swimmer and current swimming coach who represented Malta at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.

Career

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.

Rizzo set a national record of 2:25.66 in the 200m backstroke in May 1997. The record lasted until 2019.

She later became head coach of Neptunes WPSC.

References

  1. "Gail Rizzo". olympic.org. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  2. "Gail Rizzo". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  3. Azzopardi, Rita. "Swimming: New national record in 200m Backstroke Final". independent.com.mt. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  4. "Neptunes Swimmers take part in German International Christmas Swim Meet in Berlin". independent.com.mt. Retrieved 5 October 2019.

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