Abby Dunford (born January 2, 2006) is a Canadian–American swimmer, currently swimming for Las Vegas-based swim team Sandpipers of Nevada. She swam in the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in the women's 1,500m preliminary heats, finishing 17th, not qualifying for the final.[1] She would also swim the open water 5km and 10km events, finishing 31st and 38th respectively.[2][3] She is also scheduled to swim at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Abalabadingdong |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | January 2, 2006 Zachary, Louisiana, United States |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | freestyle |
| Club | Sandpipers of Nevada Cascade Swimming (former) Tiger Aquatics (former) Louisiana Swimming (former) Crawfish Aquatics (former) |
| Coach | Ron Aitken Jayme Cramer (former) |
Career
editEarly career
editIn December 2017, while Dunford was 11 years old and swimming for Tiger Aquatics, she would break the 11–12 girls Louisiana state record, which had stood for 41 years, for the 500m freestyle by more than a second with a time of 5:06.24. She would go on to say "I was really shocked. I really wanted the record. It was great. I was so happy."[5]
2021
editIn 2021, Dunford aimed to compete for Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the women's 1,500m freestyle, but came up short of the Olympics qualifying time, finishing six seconds behind.[6] According to Dunford, COVID-19 protocols during the pandemic affected her training when she returned to Canada.[7]
2022: World Aquatics Championships
editAt the Canadian Swimming Trials 2022, the Canadian qualifying event for 2022 World Aquatics Championships, she would win the gold medal in the event, earning a time of 16:20.26, knocking her personal best time by 18 seconds.[8]
Personal life
editDunford, asides from swimming, also does track and field.[9] She is currently living with her mother, Lianne Crawford.[5]
References
edit- ^ Johnson, Annika (April 7, 2022). "Canadian Roster Update: Abby Dunford and Josh Liendo Qualify for Worlds". SwimSwam. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ "Canadian teens compete in 5-km open water". Swimming Canada. June 27, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ "Best-ever worlds wraps up with 10-km open water marathon". Swimming Canada. June 29, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ Li, Yanyan (April 11, 2022). "Swimming Canada Releases Roster for 2022 Worlds and Commonwealth Games". SwimSwam. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b Portier, Rick (December 19, 2017). "11-year-old girl from Zachary is shattering swimming records left and right". WAFB. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ Brady, Warren (June 29, 2021). "Zachary teens compete for a chance at the Olympics, come up short but show promise for the future". The Advocate. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ Anderson, Mark (June 16, 2022). "Sandpipers again well-represented on international level". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ Sutherland, James (April 8, 2022). "arena Swim of the Week: Abby Dunford Qualifies For Worlds With Big 1500 Drop". SwimSwam. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ "Abby Dunford". Swimming Canada. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
External links
edit- Abby Dunford at Swimcloud
- Abby Dunford at Swimming Canada
- Abby Dunford at FINA