Rahiti De Vos

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Rahiti De Vos
Personal information
Born11 January 1996 [1] (age 27)
Papeete, French Polynesia
Sport
CountryFlag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia
Sport Swimming
Medal record
Men's Swimming
Representing Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Pacific Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Apia 400m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Apia 1500m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Apia 5km open water
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Apia 200m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Apia 4 × 100m freestyle relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Apia 4 × 200m freestyle relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Apia 4 × 100m medley relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Port Moresby 200m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Port Moresby 400m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Port Moresby 1500m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Port Moresby 200m butterfly
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Port Moresby 4 × 100m freestyle relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Port Moresby 4 × 200m freestyle relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Port Moresby 3km open water
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Port Moresby 100m butterfly

Rahiti De Vos (born 11 January 1996) is a French swimmer who has represented French Polynesia at the Pacific Games and France at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Beijing, and at the FINA Swimming World Cup in Dubai and Qatar. [2]

De Vos was born in Tahiti, French Polynesia and educated at Lycée Don Bosco. [3] He relocated to France at the age of 15 to join Font-Romeu National Altitude Training Centre, where he won the youth national championships. [4] In 2016 he won a scholarship to study and swim at the University of Utah, where he studied information systems. [5]

At the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, he won gold in 6 events including the 400m freestyle, 1500m freestyle, [6] 200m freestyle, 200m butterfly, 4 × 100m freestyle relay, [7] 4 × 200m freestyle relay, and bronze in the 100m butterfly. [8]

At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia he won gold in the open water swim, [9] [10] 400m freestyle, [11] and the 1500m freestyle, breaking the Pacific Games record in the latter. [12] He also won silver in the 200m freestyle and 4 × 100 m relay events. [13]

In March 2020 he qualified for the National Collegiate Athletic Association division 1 swimming championships. [14] [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Rahiti DE VOS". World Aquatics. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Natation : Rahiti De Vos sera aux Jeux Olympiques 2014 des jeunes en Chine" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Rahiti De Vos". Utah Utes. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Rahiti DE VOS, un jeune polynésien champion de France de natation" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Challenger #2 : Rahiti De Vos" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "PNG 2015 « Natation – final day » : Pluie d'or pour nos nageurs à Port Moresby" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "PNG 2015 « Natation – Day 1″ : Tahiti en force" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "PNG 2015 « Natation – Day 2″ : Encore de l'Or pour les nageurs" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "Rahiti De Vos déjà en or pour Tahiti" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  10. ↑ "Sport: Tahiti, New Caledonia win first medals at Pacific Games". RNZ. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "Pacific Games: New Caledonia lead at halfway point". RNZ. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  12. ↑ "Sport: Samoa surge into 2nd on Pacific Games medal table". RNZ. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  13. ↑ "De l'argent et du bronze pour les nageurs tahitiens" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  14. ↑ "Rahiti De Vos dans le grand bain de la NCAA" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  15. ↑ "Natation : énorme performance de Rahiti De Vos" (in French). Polynesie1. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2023.


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