Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace
Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace
Ariana Vanderpool-Wallace, one of the elite performers within the Bahamas Swimming Federation programme, has etched her name in history. She has become just the second Bahamian female swimmer to qualify to compete for the Olympic Games. The games are scheduled for August 8-24 later this year in Beijing, China.
The Bahamian standout achieved the milestone in the 100 metres freestyle event at the Missouri Grand Prix, one of the 2007/2008 Toyota series held at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri February15-18, 2008.
Competing for Bolles School out of Jacksonville, Florida, she swam the 100 metres freestyle in the new Bahamian record time of 56.67 seconds for the Olympic 'B' standard qualifier.