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Flavia Rigamonti |
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2005 NCAA CHAMPION (1650 Free)
2004-05 (Jr.): Returned from injury and Olympic training to defend her NCAA title in the 1650 free, winning by nearly six seconds and setting a pool record in the process... The win marked her third 1650 crown in as many tries... Five-time NCAA Champion... All-American in the 500 free... Helped lead SMU to its 9th straight WAC Championship and 7th place finish at the 2005 NCAA Championships... WAC Champion in the 1650 free for the third time... Finished nearly 50 seconds ahead of the second place finisher... Competed in the FINA World Championships... First place in the 1000 free against Rice, almost 22 seconds ahead of the second place finisher... WAC Swimmer of the Week (1/10)... Won the 500 and 1000 free against eventual national champion Georgia... First in the 1650 free at the Aggie Invitational by almost 45 seconds... Won the 500 and 1000 free against Texas A&M... Top SMU time in the 500, 1000 and 1650 free... Won the 800 free at the European SC Championships... Second place at the World Swimming Championships during the summer of '05 in Montreal.
2003-04 (Jr.): Redshirted... Took time to train for the 2004 Athens Olympics.
2003 NCAA CHAMPION (500 and 1650 Free)
2002-03 (So.): Another stellar season... Competed in the NCAA and WAC Championships... 2-time NCAA Champion in the 500 free and 1650 free... First Mustang since 1988-89 to repeat as NCAA Champion in multiple events... 500 free time of 4:37.72 was new SMU record... 1650 free time of 15:43.90 set a new pool record and was 10 seconds better than second place... WAC Champion in the 500 free and 1650 free... WAC Championship record in the 500 free... Broke her own record with a time of 4:38.48... WAC, meet, pool and SMU record in the 1650 free with a time of 16:08... First place in the 1500 free at the National Swimming Championship with a time of 15:43.90, 10 seconds ahead of second place... First place in 1650 free at Texas quad meet and again was 10 seconds ahead of second place... First place in the 500 and 1000 free against Georgia and in the Texas A&M quad meet ... U.S. Open recod in 800sc meter free at the 2002 Fina World Cup... First in the Acapulco Time Trials in the 200 free... New career bests in both the 500 and 1650 free... Team best times in the 400, 500, 800, 1000, 1500, and 1650 free.
2002 NCAA CHAMPION (500 and 1650 Free)
2001-02 (Fr.): Had arguably the greatest freshman campaign in the country in 2001-02... NCAA Champion in both the 500 free and 1650 free... Time of 4:40.53 in 500 free at NCAAs was a school record... 1650 free time of 15:52.58 at NCAAs was nearly ten seconds better than second place... Also gained All-American accolades in the 800 free relay... Named WAC Freshman of the Year... WAC Champion in 1650 free with school, WAC and WAC meet recoord of 15:45.93... That time ended the season as the best tine in the nation ans was one of the three best times ever in the history of NCAA women's swimming in the event... Finished first in 15 different races during the 01-02 season... Ended the season with the team's best 500, 1000, and 1650 free times.
Prep: Placed fourth in 800 free at Olympic games in Sydney... Part of team that finished third at the the last Swiss Indoor Championships... Had a first place showing at the European Championships and a third place showing at the World Championships.
Personal: Began swimming at the age of eight... Also lettered in horse riding.
Career Bests
500 Free - 4:37.72
1650 Free - 15:40.41