Dominique Diezi

Dominique Lorraine Diezi (born 14 July 1977) is a Swiss former swimmer who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] She is a two-time Olympian (1996 and 2004), a 32-time Swiss national champion, a multiple-time record holder in sprint freestyle (50 and 100 m), and a member of Switzerland's national swimming team (1992–2004). She also earned multiple All-American honors while studying in the United States.[2]

Dominique Diezi
Personal information
Full nameDominique Lorraine Diezi
National team  Switzerland
Born (1977-07-14) 14 July 1977
Zurich, Switzerland
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubSC Uster Wallisellen
College teamNorthwestern University (U.S.)

Diezi made her first Swiss team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where she finished thirty-second overall in the 50 m freestyle. She edged out Panama's Eileen Coparropa to lead the third heat by a tenth of a second (0.10) in 26.57.[3] As a member of the Swiss relay team, she also placed seventeenth in the 4×100 m freestyle (3:53.30), and sixteenth in the 4×200 m freestyle (8:21.55).[4][5]

Diezi sought her comeback at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens after an 8-year absence. She qualified again for three events by clearing a FINA B-cut of 57.30 (100 m freestyle) from the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain.[6][7] In the 100 m freestyle, Diezi topped the third heat with her personal best of 56.67, but shared a twenty-sixth place tie with Slovenia's Sara Isaković from the preliminaries.[8][9] She also helped out the Swiss team to pull off a fifteenth-place effort each in the 4×100 m freestyle (3:48.61),[10][11] and in the 4×100 m medley (4:15.54).[12][13]

Diezi was also a varsity swimmer for the Northwestern Wildcats and an assistant coach SMU Mustangs respectively. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics and international studies at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois (2001), and a master's degree in education at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas (2010).[2][14]

In 2011, Diezi was named women's assistant coach for the Yale Bulldogs swimming and diving team at Yale University.[2]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dominique Diezi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  2. "Former Olympian Dominique Diezi O'Brien Joins Yale Staff". Swimming World Magazine. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  3. "Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Women's 50m Freestyle Heat 3" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  4. "Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Women's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Heat 2" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 51. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  5. "Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Women's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heat 1" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 52. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  6. "Swimming – Women's 100m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 3)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  7. "2003 FINA World Championships (Barcelona, Spain) – Women's 100m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  8. "Women's 100m Freestyle Heat 3". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  9. Thomas, Stephen (18 August 2004). "Women's 100 Freestyle Prelims, Day 5: Inky Leads the Pack with a Swift 54.43". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  10. "Women's 4×100m Freestyle Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  11. Thomas, Stephen (14 August 2004). "Women's 400 Freestyle Relay Prelims: Aussie Women Qualify Fastest Ahead of Team USA; Germans and Dutch in the Mix". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  12. "Women's 4×100m Medley Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  13. Thomas, Stephen (20 August 2004). "Women's 400 Medley Relay, Prelims Day 7: Aussies Qualify Ahead of USA in Two-Way Battle for Gold". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  14. Liechti, Lorenz (4 October 2006). "Rücktritt von Dominique Diezi" [Dominique Diezi resigned] (in German). Swiss Swimming Federation. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
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